It2i2

Infobox Film
name = it²i²


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caption = The cover of the DVD, and the DVD itself
director = Robert Llewellyn
producer = Robert Llewellyn
writer = Robert Llewellyn
narrator =
starring = Robert Llewellyn
Tony Hawks
music =
cinematography =
editing = Robert Llewellyn
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = March, 2006
runtime = 43 Minutes
country = UK
language = English
budget = Just under £6000
followed_by =
website = http://www.it2i2.com
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0826252

"it²i²" is a 2006 independent mockumentary from comedian and former Red Dwarf actor Robert Llewellyn. A direct to DVD release, it was released in March, 2006. In the film, Llewellyn plays two roles. Himself, and "uber nerd" John Silverstine.

The "it²i²" DVD was released in March 2006. It includes the movie, with some special features and each copy is hand signed by Robert Llewellynfact|date=August 2007.

tory

Scientists have been working on creating Artificial Intelligence, knowing that there are approximately 50 billion synaptic connections between neurons in the average human brain. They have failed, and during the timespan, many millions of computers have linked up together over the internet. In March, the fifty billionth computer went online, which was Robert Llewellyn's new Macintosh computer. All the interlinked computers begin reaching the complexity of a human brain. Then, the monstrously obese computer programmer John Silverstine noticed the link up. He called it "it²i²", for, following as Rene Descartes stated, "I think, therefore, I am." So it²i² agrees, "It thinks, therefore, it is." Robert Llewellyn was making a documentary for the BBC about geek culture, when he became aware of this.

Production

The idea for "it²i²" was created in Los Angeles in the year 1999. Robert Llewellyn was at a conference about "new media". The dot com boom was at its peak. More and more computers were going online. In 2002, Robert Llewellyn decided after the successful release of his DVD comedy WomanWizard, to create the mockumentary. He wrote fifteen drafts of the script, and got a professional cameraman to help him in September, 2005. It²i² was shot using a Sony Z1 high definition camera and then edited on three Macintosh computers, and several professional movie making programs. The movie was mostly shot in actors' homes or offices.The DVD also contains bonus material, included in which is an interview with cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick. Additional writing, special effects, and art production was contributed by Mark S Lowe, with additional special effects and editing by Charlie Dancey.

External links

* [http://it2i2.com Official Website]
*imdb title|0826252
* [http://www.it2i2.com/watch.html The It2i2 trailer]
* [http://www.twin-monolith.com/ TWIN MONOLITH Website]