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| Black Button - Short Film |
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-YouTube Awards 2007 - Top Six Finalist, Best
Short Film
-WINNER: Fitzroy Short Film Festival (Melb, Aus)
-WINNER: DearCinemaFest Short Film Festival (Int.)
and more...
Mr Roberts finds himself awoken inexplicably in a
white room. A man sits before him at a desk and in
between them stands a black button. If Mr Roberts
pushes it, he will receive a briefcase filled with
millions of dollars. Or he can take the key to the
door and leave penniless. The catch? Pushing the
button will result in the death of a human being.
What would you do?
EDIT 1: Some people have observed a similarity in
the premise of this film and an revival episode of
The Twilight Zone in 1986. Please note (1) We had
never seen the episode and only learned of it long
after we'd finished the film. (2) The Twilight
Zone weren't the first to do it. There was a short
story before that, which was in turn based on an
old premise called the 'Faustian Bargain', around
since the 16th century (deal with the 'devil'). An
almost identical premise exists in several
cultures. Richard Kelly is even making a film with
this premise called 'The Box'. (3) Our film is
similar in premise, but different in plot,
characters, dialogue, aesthetics, setting, moral
meaning, religious undertone, twist etc. Each
version, including ours, aims to bring something
new to an old idea. Please have the respect to not
accuse us of plagiarism.
Additionally, we have no particular religious
affiliation; this is a fictional work and its
ideas are designed to encourage thought and
debate, not comment on any particular theology.
Our first professional short film. We made it for
$200 and shot it on the stage of our old school in
Melbourne, Australia. Fortunately, professional
actor Robert Grubb agreed to act in it for free
after reading the script. This film took nearly a
year to put together, working on it in stages and
creating the 'white' effect on a home PC. Please
note that the younger actor, unlike his father
Robert Grubb, has no formal acting training
whatsoever.
The Making of "Black Button" is now on YouTube.
Two of our other shorts have been released on
YouTube, 'Campsite' and 'The Window'. Click on our
profile if you'd like to see them and subscribe
for updates on new films. Thanks!
Tags : Black Button Dark Heart Productions drama intense short film Crandles Grubb Faust |
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Affichage : 985795
Durée : 426 s |
| One Rat Short [Complete] |
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Amazing film! is very cute.
The graphics and animation was intense!
http://www.oneratshort.com
"One Rat Short" is a work of love created by
Charlex Films. It began as part of the effort to
grow the company's CG department but eventually
became much more than that. Originally, it was
entitled "labratz" and as the title might suggest
it mimicked the look and sensibility of worked
already pioneered by other studios. As it evolved
it took on a life of its own- it became my film-
or as any director of an effort like this knows
our film. We decided not to use anthropomorphic
animation. We decided it would take place in two
worlds- one so gritty, grimy and dark that the
viewer needs to peer into the screen in order to
make out the images- the other a sterile, white
world so brightly lit that you feel the need to
turn your head away from the screen. It was also
important to me to keep the film looking as real
as possible. One of the techniques we used was to
give a lot of the camera work a hand-held feel and
to keep it a little behind the action so that the
scenes didn't seem staged. Lastly and most
importantly I kept the story simple and tried to
give it heart. One of my favorite short films,
which I saw as a child was "The Red Balloon". I
think the melancholic and innocent spirit of that
film inhabits "One Rat Short."
Alex Weil, Director
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Tags : animation alex weil film 3D cute love sad lovely movie nice history amazing graphics new one rat short shortcut cut |
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Affichage : 123260
Durée : 593 s |
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