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What the….???
After watching Marc Craste and Studio Aka’s short films of darkness, I was inevitably left wondering what was the purpose? The style is very dark, no color, and has a grainy looking film filter with little robots that almost look … Continue reading
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Nightmare Land
Why? These short films were strange. I thought I missed something, so I watched them again. Nope: now I feel more strange, having been pulled into that dark wold for twice as long. Aside from the “what the hell” feeling … Continue reading
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CLUELESS SHORTS
Although Prof. Motley’s instruction was to watch The Good News first, followed by Hounds of Flesh and Pizza Sangre, I happened to watch Hounds of Flesh first, and then Good News and lastly Pizza Sangre (It is difficult to make … Continue reading
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Pica, Pisa, Pizza
Above and beyond any narrative, the Pica Towers trilogy depicts a bleak world. The effect comes from emptying the experience of the sounds of humanity and inserting wind, occasionally, but mostly just amplifying the sounds of the movements that happen … Continue reading
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one actor, many faces
I enjoyed the morsel of cinematic storytelling conveyed in Hillman Curtis short films. Despite the repeat appearance of many of the actors, each individual film did a good job of setting its own unique tone. It was almost like seeing … Continue reading
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Pica Towers Post
I’ve always had a small fascination for robots. The robots in the Pica Towers trilogy definitely fascinate me, but mostly make me what to understand them more. When first looking at the ones in these films, they’re cute and able … Continue reading
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Pica Towers
Narrative devices: move the story forward or organize a scene or sequence. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NarrativeDevices) Film-making techniques: choice of shot, and camera movement, can greatly influence the structure and meaning of a film. (http://gigaom.com/video/top-ten-online-filmmaking-techniques/) Character designs: (wikipedia) Characterisation, the process of conveying … Continue reading
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Hillman Curtis Post
In the Hillman Curtis short films he is able to convey big themes in a very short amount of time. Many of the topics were deep and evoked many different motions (even though some of these topics seemed over my … Continue reading
Hillman Curtis: Short Films
I really enjoyed these films though at times it felt like they were trying too hard to be deep. Perhaps I just didn’t get some of them. Visually I thought they were stunning and the audio was crisp and clean … Continue reading
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What the…?
Bible-selling TV’s being stabbed? Pizza delivery TV’s being shot? You would make us watch something like this Motley, you would. Where to begin… As a series the three videos are cohesive. Despite the lacking storyline, they all go to together … Continue reading
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