Jan 20th 2011 By: Andy Khouri
Go Browns! Yeah, the blanket on the sofa...that's what I took from the short.
June 28 2011 at 1:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis can quite easily be done for less then $300. Given that they already had a camera, software and "actors". I would have to disagree with the statement made by Mr. Khouri that the effects and acting are superior to that of actual productions. Really the only part I personally found impressive was the end shot of the frozen time walkthrough of the active powers (though you could see quite a bit of bilboarding/2D elements in it). This stuff is a lot easier to do then you think it is.
The lightning is a very simple effect to achieve, the teleportation sort of effect can be done fairly easily (and it looks quite similar to something that Andrew Kramer did a free tutorial for on videocopilot.net). The energy sword/arms is likely a rotoscoped effect, the fire appears to be mostly stock footage, as are several other portions of the video.
Though I am not trying to say that it is a bad video, I would be saying that it isn't absolutely amazing, or that a $300 budget is really that low, or that it takes a professional to produce something like this.
Keep in mind that this is the perspective of a visual effects artist who does things somewhat similar to this, and know how most of it can be done very cheaply.
As someone who has studied film, it's hard to believe that something of this quality was made with $300. Unless they used a lot of highly skilled level volunteer hours (editing, camerapeople, cinematography, etc.) and free equipment.
I'd be interested in knowing where that figure came from. Maybe the budget was $300 but they exceeded it by quite a bit, hollywood style.
Still, awesome. And even awesomer knowing it was made for next to nothing.
Melody...did her last name happen to be Pond?
June 21 2011 at 6:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replywould be nicer if it was a bit cleaner. kinda lessens the appeal if swearing and drugs are in cool stuff.
January 20 2011 at 8:05 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyLessens? Swearing and drugs make it way better!
January 20 2011 at 8:35 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyFor most people it lessens the appeal when something is conspicuously clean.
"Cool" is a subjective concept. Film is a work of art like any other. It's not in there to offend you; it's there because they felt it was important. It's a reflection of their cultures and ideals. It's the same as saying, "man, that movie would have been far more enjoyable without all those strong Christian and family undertones", or, "I really like that painting, but I wish there wasn't so much yellow in it".
Life is a lot more enjoyable when you focus on appreciating peoples' extensive experiences and perspectives without taking them personally or getting offended. And what better or safer way is there to appreciate someone else's perspective than through a work of art.
That video is amazing! Why can't we see this sort of thing all the time? Why don't studios know you can do this sort of thing for cheap these days?
After listening to Adam Carolla rip up radio yesterday and seeing this today, I am going to have to swear off of normal media.
Very cool, but also very three to four weeks ago...
Also if you like this you might like the BBC series Misfits. It's like this but less fighting... I actually like this as much because it has some fights
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