'Resident Evil 5''s Cinematic Director Made Scenes As Scary, Gory As Possible

As gamers know, often video games use cut scenes to push along the plot; in this regard, survival-horror game "Resident Evil 5" is no different. However, the developers at Capcom in Osaka were so captivated by filmmaker Jim Sonzero's work directing "Wes Craven's Pulse," a 2006 remake of Japanese horror movie "Kairo," that they hired him to craft the cut scenes for their new game.

Aside from "Pulse," Sonzero's previous work included TV commercials and music videos; he had never done a video game before, but he was enthusiastic about the chance to work with Capcom. "I saw it as an opportunity to expand my skillset, so I jumped in and just started swimming," Sonzero told MTV Multiplayer in a recent phone interview. "It was a big learning curve to learn the motion-capture technology, but it was fascinating and I'm totally hooked on it."