Topic: Technology Improves Indy Short Sci-Fi Films (Read 2559 times)

Green · « **on:** November 06, 2009, 08:53:57 pm »

Paranormal Activity, which I haven't seen yet, is getting a good vibe and play. The $10-15K price tag is impressive, if true. But the ability of small indy film makers to produce pretty high quality work is growing with technology.

Here is a short film, reportedly made for $300 total by a film maker from Paraguay that looks pretty good. No major plot (robots attack, robots blow stuff up...oh, and they stole the Cloverfield soundtrack) ... but still pretty entertaining for such a small budget.

http://www.ufunk.net/en/courts-metrages/ataque-de-panico-panic-attack-lattaque-des-robots-geants-en-court-metrage-amateur/

Green · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2009, 01:18:34 am »

Saw Paranormal Activity today.
Dang, that was a waste of money.

Think I'll go watch the 3 minute robot attack movie again...

Sirgod · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2009, 11:20:16 am »

Just watched this last night, had to wait for bandwidth to clear up.

Green that is amazing man.

Indy Films are really starting to shine though. Now films like Paranormal activity don't really stand out for me, as they are not my kind of movie, but I could see where an Indy person could make those films pretty cheap.

Only reason why, is I am burned out on Ghost this and that. all month long I waited for the old universal monster movies, the Abbot and Costello, etc. etc. Classics.

Instead we got a month of Ghost whisperer on sci fi, followed by Tracy Morgan acting like an idiot, and wrastling. Even Chiller channel had little to no monster movies.

Give the indy's some room to work, and they have to be able to come up with something better then Pollywood is putting out.

Stephen

knightstorm · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2009, 01:53:24 pm »

Saw the giant robots; It was really well done. Perhaps I'm being overly-cynical, but I can't seem to let go of the nagging suspicion that its part of some viral marketing campaign.

Nemesis · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2009, 03:06:05 pm »

Digital multimedia technology is transforming how music and movies are made. The techniques are changing and the costs are dropping. The Last Starfighter used a super computer and cost a fortune for the animation in 1984. The equivalent now can be done on a decent desktop PC which brings it not only in range of the smaller producers but to the talented home and school users.

knightstorm · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2009, 04:09:28 pm »

Quote from: Nemesis on November 14, 2009, 03:06:05 pm

Digital multimedia technology is transforming how music and movies are made. The techniques are changing and the costs are dropping. The Last Starfighter used a super computer and cost a fortune for the animation in 1984. The equivalent now can be done on a decent desktop PC which brings it not only in range of the smaller producers but to the talented home and school users.

I'm not saying it isn't possible, that this is legit, but as a short film, with lots of explosions, and limited plot, it reminds me a lot of viral ads.

Green · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2009, 07:15:50 pm »

Quote from: knightstorm on November 14, 2009, 04:09:28 pm

I'm not saying it isn't possible, that this is legit, but as a short film, with lots of explosions, and limited plot, it reminds me a lot of viral ads.

Can't disagree with you. But I thought we would have heard of a follow-up by now on it if it was a viral done as an ad. And if it is a viral done as an ad ... it is a pretty crappy ad. Fun vid to watch, but not a movie I'd pay bucks to go see.

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