Discussion (7) ¬

1. 
   Joel

   December 19, 2009 at 12:19 am | # | Reply

   That is impressive but the price tagg doesn't impress me and this is why:

   Many times indie filmmakers do not calculate into the equation equipment they already own or borrow. They try to employ as many volunteers as possible and usually people who are trying to prove themselves so they can get the big $$$ jobs.

   Now consider if Hollywood had hired the same people to make this very same thing. What price would they charge Hollywood? Often if even if you rent studio space and you're an indie, people won't charge you as much because they know you don't have it. If Paramount pictures comes in, you can bet people are going to charge them the optimum price because they think Paramount has it. So, it's the people in the industry that are trying to make the big bucks (looking out for themselves) is what costs the studios major dollars. The only reason people make videos like the above is because they are working with resources they already have access to so that they can charge Hollywood the big bucks when they come knocking, after having seen this impressive demo which is the same as a portfolio for a graphics designer or illustrator.

   What would be more impressive, is if people that could do this would actually try to make a feature or series and THEN sell it to one of the big studios for distribution. If I had that kind of access, that's what I would be doing, not making fan films.

   Anyway, thanks for sharing. That is pretty F'n cool.
2. 
   Scott Story

   December 20, 2009 at 1:12 am | # | Reply

   I can't agree with your dismissal of this based on what it did or didn't cost. No matter what, someone with limited capital and the help of a bunch of cohorts who wanted to make a name for themselves but their hearts into making a hell of a short. It's the coolest thing of its sort that I've seen since the short film that inspired Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

   When I do freelance work, I don't charge for my equipment every time I quote an offer. So, if they already owned some computers and software, I'm not bothered.
3. 
   Dustin

   December 20, 2009 at 5:51 am | # | Reply

   The mind and technology can sometimes be beautiful and impressive.
4. 
   zcotty

   December 20, 2009 at 3:53 pm | # | Reply

   I don't agree about the money issue in the first comment.

   Yes the big companies have to pay more because they're big, but what this small film prooves is that you don't need big bucks to do cool effects these days.

   And the fact that it was a handful of people and not 1500 working on it, is also impressive.

   I DO agree that this is just basically a portfolio demo. It's cool, yeah, but can this same person do a series or a short with an actual story that would hold our interest?

   Can't tell from this, but it is one hell of clip. Makes me want to get back into doing my own shortfilms. That's another thing that's impressive with any indie film/short film… how they keep volunteers on the set. How they kept people as pumped as they are about the project that is paying $0 to anyone…

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     Scott Story

     December 21, 2009 at 1:44 am | # | Reply

     You do short films? Cool!

     I wan't to do a Johnny Saturn motion comic. I've got the skills to do it, but I'm not sure when my schedule would open up for it.
5. 
   zcotty

   December 21, 2009 at 11:21 pm | # | Reply

   That's another problem… time. It's this project or that one. It's always hard to do both… *Sigh*

   Latest news on the "Panic Attack" video you linked to… Sam Raimi is putting up $30 million for a big screen version. Guess it paid off after all.

   Hats off to them!

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     Scott Story

     December 22, 2009 at 4:14 am | # | Reply

     I understand the time issue. I'd think fondly of how cool a Johnny Saturn motion comic would be to shop around for a movie deal, but there just isn't the extra time in schedule. I'd like to get back to doing paintings, too, but I'm similarly frustrated by the same.