Short film called Phantasmagoria - HD

ZanucK

ZanucK

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Hello,

I recently finished this short film... Phantasmagoria. I was wondering if you guys would be interested in seeing it

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~maslan20/Phantasmagoria-WEB-HIGH2.mov


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Hope you like it,

HD coming soon

Zan



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Here is the definition for Phantasmagoria:

1. A shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.

2. A changing scene made up of many elements.

3. An optical illusion produced by a magic lantern or the like in which figures increase or diminish in size, pass into each other, dissolve, etc.

A sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.
Fantastic imagery as represented in art.

[Alteration of obsolete French phantasmagorie, art of creating supernatural illusions : perhaps fantasme, illusion (from Old French. See phantasm) + allégorie, allegory, allegorical visual representation (from Old French, allegory, from Latin allgoria.]
 
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Fantastique! Astoundingly good--great use of sound, lovely cinematography, cute story, solid effects, nice integration of found footage and good performances. I've seen much lesser shorts go on to win awards. Would love to hear details on some of the equipment and techniques used.
 
that was great! its nice to see stuff posted on this site that is actually enjoable to watch. I loved a lot of the shot compositions, the music, and the overall feel of the movie. The only things I would say that need(ed) improvement are the actor and the plates in the car scene. The actor seemed like he was a little too "theater" if you know what I mean. And also, the chroma keyed plates in the car scene have some interlacing issues. These are just minor problems, but overall, I think that this was a great short. Good job!
 
I really enjoyed it. Anything with Yann Tierson will make me happy - but, luckily, I think the rest of the film did the song justice. There were definite moments where it was a bit slow and could've been cut down, but it was definitly enjoyable.

Just curious, was this straight up HVX? No 35 adapters right?
 
Wow.

I loved that so very much.

Definitely going in my "Best of DVXuser" folder.

I had an issue or two with the keyed car scene but that's just me being picky because, please hear me loud and clear, I LOVED this short. One of the few I've actually watched more than once.
 
Very cool. I really enjoyed the STORY...gee imagine that, a story.

Your camera work was great...compositions, exposure, angles, etc.

The sound design was also well done...and of course the compositing of the little guy.

The only thing missing was an exploding head and a pile of cocaine :) Just kidding of course.

Great job...

By the by...do you know a girl at SCAD named Holly Ewing? She is pretty cool and does great graphic design work. If you know her, tell her CHE says Hi.

Keep up the great work.
 
Hey thx everybody for your feedback. I really appreciate your comments and compliments.

Let me first say that English is my fourth language. So, if any grammatical mistake or anything in general is found, please forgive me.


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Would love to hear details on some of the equipment and techniques used.
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Equipment used:

1- Panasonic HVX200
2- P2cards (4g each)
1- Glidecam 2000 (with extra weights) = www.glidecam.com
1- Widelense (Century Pro Serie .6x Wide Angle Adapter)

Just curious, was this straight up HVX? No 35 adapters right?
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Nope, straight from the camera.

please hear me loud and clear, I LOVED this short. One of the few I've actually watched more than once.
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Woa thanks Zac :beer:

Oh and where did you get all of that stock/classic footage?
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The footage was shot by my grandfather in 1965 - I believe it was shot in Geneva, Switzerland and in Italy... but I mite be mistaken. He was a great photographer... and shot a lot with his Super 8.

He died not too long ago, and during this summer I was back in Montignano, Italy to visit relatives... he was certainly on my mind while shooting this film.

By the by...do you know a girl at SCAD named Holly Ewing? She is pretty cool and does great graphic design work. If you know her, tell her CHE says Hi.

Keep up the great work.
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Ah you took me by surprise lol... SCAD... are you a grad student? This was for my Lighting and Field... rings any bells? Anyways, sorry I don't know Holly Ewing... SCAD has gotten pretty crowded.

Thanks again for the compliments.

Zan
Marco Aslan
 
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Hi Marco

Jap, I'm really impressed, too!

And it's great to see all that swiss footage in your short. I'm living in Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus is just a couple of minutes away :-)

Greetings
j.
 
....Nicely done.... I like the old record/radio effect on the little guy's voice....there were a couple of sequences in the woods that seemed a bit awkward.... they were either too long....or you set up a pace and then seemed to step away from it....I dunno....also... during the car sequence...maybe don't cut the stock footage on the beat...... great job, though!
 
An entertaining and nice mix of experimental work. That's a great change here. Liked it a lot!. I do think your opening montage of images and the logo take way too long though. I'd probably personally just cut it all out and start your movie and put this at the end. Just a personal thing that I like to do.. kind of like Braveheart. Just start the movie and put everything else at the end.


Liked the compositing of the little guy... liked the car stuff a lot. Thought that the chubby Peter Pan was something unique...


Thanks for showing!
 
Ok, so I watched this again last night with my wife. She cried and I got lucky :)

This piece is very powerful and amazing. You need to shop this around to every film festival you can find. No lie...this is great!!

Please give it some serious thought. The world needs more films like this and less exploding heads!!

Keep up the good work. Buen Suerte!

CHE
 
There's an old game called Phantasmagoria. Takes place in a Haunted House. Anyone over heard of it? It used live actors placed on graphic backgrounds.

Jason
 
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The world needs more films like this and less exploding heads!!
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such sarcasm :laugh:

Zanuck.....nice short man. very good quality. i agree with justyn though, i thought the intro of the photos were a bit too long. the rest of the short was cool though. nice shots. i like the fact that you took the time to actually develop a story and it was under or right at 10 mins.

General Question #1- what type of widelense did you use for this?

General Question #2 - how much do you think you spent on budget for creating this?

Newbie question - what is the purpose of a wide lense?
 
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jay_switzerland said:
Hi Marco

Jap, I'm really impressed, too!

And it's great to see all that swiss footage in your short. I'm living in Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus is just a couple of minutes away :-)

Greetings
j.
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Ah! Well my grandfather was in Lucerne :D

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The footage you see outside the car is from a TGV train that I took from France to Switzerland. The speed wasn't changed.

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ZanucK, which Wide Lens did you use on this shoot?
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The Century Pro Serie .6x Wide Angle Adapter

what is the purpose of a wide lense?
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To make the shot wider =)

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General Question #2 - how much do you think you spent on budget for creating this?
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I spent more or less 200 dollars on costumes, and a few slices of pizza for the crew.

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A redux version will eventually be taken place in the future. I really appreciate everyone's opinion and compliments.



Zan
Marco Aslan
 
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