Short movie - Static Blue

ZanucK

ZanucK

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This was like a surprise project from my film teacher to do over the weekend, and I took it as a chance to test the HVX200.

It was shot on tape, except the destruction... that was shot on 720/24p. 60fps.

The quicktime conversion was set as medium for downloadable reasons (for friends living in another country) therefor the quality is not the best.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~maslan20/only/Site/Static Blue.html

I hpe you like it.


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Notice the blue?

zan
 
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i thought that was kinda cheesy actually, but otherwise well shot. looked like you only had about one light though. nice editing room.
 
Whose idea was it to have the blue element of the televisions be a throughline of the piece? That was excellent, very well thought-out. Even his shirt's blue!

I want to smash a TV now.
 
the_Andyape said:
Whose idea was it to have the blue element of the televisions be a throughline of the piece? That was excellent, very well thought-out. Even his shirt's blue!

I want to smash a TV now.
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You want to smash a television? I think my film is too violent now :P
 
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I liked it, I've often wanted to smash a 'TV' up like that, a great way to relieve one's emotions. :)
 
I liked the look, the execution of the whole thing, and I liked the blue of the screens especially in the shot where it picks out the edge of the character.

I didn't get the story, does he dream of doing these things? This isn't a criticism, more what did I miss?

Anyway, looks nice and the choice of music was great !

Thanks
Majormorgan
 
majormorgan said:
I liked the look, the execution of the whole thing, and I liked the blue of the screens especially in the shot where it picks out the edge of the character.

I didn't get the story, does he dream of doing these things? This isn't a criticism, more what did I miss?

Anyway, looks nice and the choice of music was great !

Thanks
Majormorgan
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Thanks for the compliments.

It's an abstract movie, in other words, experimental.
But basically the movie tells the nightmare that this character had.

This nightmare involved televisions, and the color blue (t-shirt, televisions, the static, and monitors)

He wakes up in a classroom, he overslept during class, and then the blue monitors are revealed.

Basically... you dream with what surrounds you...

For example, have you ever heard your alarm clock in your dream?

zan
 
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Ah I see. Indeed the alarm clock and even when I am sleeping on the train coming home, has elements of my environment which creep in at the moment of waking.

I like it.

Thanks for taking the time to take me through it.

Do you have any other films?

Majormorgan
 
Nothing to share at the moment =P
But you can see me acting in the_Andyape's movie "Levity" (DVX Screen grabs / clips forum)... I'm the main role.

which I took the liberty to revive "Levity" because that movie is just way too cool to remain forgotten.

zan
 
Why is it every student film has to be a goddamn dream? Why couldn't he of smashed the TV for the hell of it? The whole dream thing is probably the cheapest shot ever, as if that adds some new dimension to anything. It actually makes me want to eat a fetus. Also, why does every student film have to use the requiem for a dream score... Seriously?

The dream thing reminds me of The Usual Suspects in that, at the end I was kinda like... "Oh, Kevin Spacey is Keyser Soze... so where the hell does that leave me?"

THose are two good rules for short filmmaking I think. Another would be, when choosing a title, refrain from the common 'Adj. - Noun' combo.


i.e. "lethal Weapon" "fatal Attraction" "Blue Steel" "Partial ABortion"

Nevermind. I have no idea what I'm talking about... whatever, don't listen to me... I'm retarded.
 
Seemed kind of inconsequential to me. Not much of a point.

On the other hand, I kind of don't have much room to talk since the film I'm doing now is about dreaming...
 
My last project we established some ground rules:
No suicide
No psychosis
No dreams
No Obfuscated messages.

It is a fun challenge... anyway....

I was actually just going to comment on something a little more practical:
You realize that televisions have capacitors poweful enough power to kill you, even if it's unplugged.

I would strongly recommend against holding metal objects while "opening" a TV. For that matter, I would strongly recommend not opening a TV or monitor.
 
im.thatoneguy said:
My last project we established some ground rules:
No suicide
No psychosis
No dreams
No Obfuscated messages.

It is a fun challenge... anyway....

I was actually just going to comment on something a little more practical:
You realize that televisions have capacitors poweful enough power to kill you, even if it's unplugged.

I would strongly recommend against holding metal objects while "opening" a TV. For that matter, I would strongly recommend not opening a TV or monitor.
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Thank you for finally pointing it out...
Opening/Trashing TVs is dangerous!

Anyway, although kind of deja vu, it's pretty well shot. For a student film, I'd say the credits overcome the issues...
 
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