This is a brilliant commercial - The long awaited 2006 commercial for Sony BRAVIA is now live on www.bravia-advert.com. Accompanying the launch is a 5 minute behind the scenes documentary, a host of gallery images, and a range of downloads including a color game and a High Definition version of the full length ad.
Love is a curious thing. Sometimes it is right in front of you and you just never see it. Check out this short flick - Unnoticed - one of the top vote getters from the Tahiti Online Film Festival. This film is short, sweet and quite poignant.
This is incredible. This is the winning DivX Film Festival entry from Daniel Zdunczyk in the animation category using Virtual Magic Studio.
If you like animation, you got to see this. By the way, you can download the file and get playback of advanced DivX features like interactive menu, subtitles and chapter points.
You got to see Doll Face (4:12) INCREDIBLE!!!! A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.
This is poignant, funny and extremely well made. Sweetnightgoodheart - from the UK is a short 9 minute flick that tells the story of Pete who is finding out that breaking up is definitely hard to do. Especially when his break up dinner is mistaken for a proposal and things spiral way out of control.
This is great - a brilliantly conceived and very funny animation - hosted at VMIX. You have a bad case of humans. Not only will it make you giggle, it is a bit political and educational as well.
In this 3 minute video, the God of War advances on his chart full of death and destruction? Who will be able to stop him? Perhaps a little is enough... a blow. More Flash Video Contest Finalists
Do you believe in Reality TV? Do you think that any of what you are seeing is real? In that case, you need to watch this funny and subtly educational video about the secrets of Reality TV and editing. Its quite good - especially if you appreciate the British humor thing. Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Reality TV Editing
Attention cinematographers and editors - ya got to see Push for Signal by Andrew S. Allen. Barely over a minute in length, this is great. Do those crosswalk buttons actually work? Or do they merely exist to make us feel like we have some semblance of control on chaotic street corners? The guy in this artfully crafted film finds out real fast just how wild things can get at a busy crosswalk.
This is brilliant! Every 30 Seconds....Directed by Jeremy Corray. By the time you finish reading this film synopsis, a drunk driver will cause a traffic accident. Every 30 seconds in America, a man is hit by a drunk driver. However, this little factoid isn't as terrifying as it might sound, since drunk drivers apparently hit the same guy every 30 seconds. This is that man's story. Don't miss the Hitchcock homage...
Have you ever broken up with someone on video? Check out Sandra Gets Dumped byTracy D. Smith. Simple yet effective cinematography combined with excellent writing and acting. BRILLIANT.
This is Sandra's video response to the man who crushed her dreams of domestic bliss.
So what do you do in the biz? Are you a cutter, a director, a best boy, a grip? Check out this hilarious short mockumentary "Who Makes Movies" about the little known but integral member of the production team for adult oriented films, the fluffer. This is great. Its a bit mature oriented so don't share it with elementary school film maker wannabees.... You got to hand it to them....
The Mouth Revolution is a hilarious and very well made live-action film that parodies history and contemporary culture while informing viewers about the vital importance of eating real, organic foods. Narrated by revolutionary mouths who take it upon themselves to decide what they will and will not eat, personalities like “Sojourner Tooth” and “Captain Mouth” unveil their "Mouthifesto" -- a Declaration of Indigestion that details their objectives and demands: No Trans Fats, No GMOs, No Pesticides, and No Artificial Ingredients. more
This is great = especially if you are a movie maker or broadcast industry veteran. "I'll Fix It In Post" Meet THESAP. Scott Allen Perry's goal is to make Hollywood make better movies. Maybe the best in high quality podcast-based entertainment.
This is sort of strange but very cool. Pornographic Apathetic. Have you ever wondered what goes on during the pre-production and rehearsal for a porn film? Now you know. It's porn deconstructed.
Guys - do you get Menstrual Cramps - http://menwithcramps.com/ - This might be the best spoof site ever. This is incredible. Fake commercials documentaries, testimonials, call for action. Amazing. Send this to your male friends who need something extra to whine about - share this with female associates who are complain about their periods. Its extremely well conceived and implemented.
Here is the first of the series of videos . Men With Cramps. The Bowels Of History - Part I (2006) - The true meaning of mankind's oldest cave paintings tell about the trials and tribulations of early Man. 1 min 43 sec . You can watch all seven episodes at iFilm
This is brilliant. "There She Is". Can LOVE conquer all differences? Check out this funny little animated film that tells the story of unrequited love and how it can overcome all obstacles. Wonderful animation and totally awesome music that will stick in your head for hours. Make this one viral for Valentines Day.
Do you want to watch some great online films in a variety of formats and subject matters? Checkout the Winners of the 2006 BitFilm festival. Great stuff! The Bitfilm Festival shows films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. BitFilm was founded in 2000, focusing on 3D animation, digital FX and Flash movies. It was the first film festival worldwide with a Machinima competiton (2003); the second film festival worldwide with a Mobile Micromovie competition (2003); and the first film festival worldwide with a Demo competition (2004)
IF YOU ARE AN EDITOR, YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS. Scary Mary Poppins (2006) The Disney classic is recut as a horror film by Chris Rule. 1 min 6 sec THIS IS GREAT BUT REALLY SCARY!
Combine a mystery with a little comedy and a sort of who done it and you get the award winning short film "The Money". Written and directed by Gary Eck. Excellent.
If you like animation, film, chess, art, conflict, classic culture - you'll love this animated short, "The White. The Black". Its a story about chess taken to the extreme - with incredible imagery, and allusions taken from classic artwork, film, literature, etc. Definitely needs to be seen and shared.
Hilarious and outstanding. What happens when a beautiful sexy woman takes it off... takes it all off? "Stripped" is a bit risqué but has an incredible and funny payoff. Brilliantly created by Mark Jackson. We'll never go on a date again without wondering .... hmmmmm
"Uh Oh Betty” is a 8 minute documentary parody that shows the lighter side of a rather bleak topic. Shot in black and white it is a hilarious, tongue in cheek, instructional film on how to properly dispose of your recently murdered boyfriend.
Using the old fashioned pixilation stop motion technique of animation, this short flick - Web 2.0 is great. And if you are an internet nerd or spend too much time in front of your computer, you will love it even more.
Also read her article about her struggle to get her video made and posted at YouTube. Very interesting.
Check out this wonderful flick from iKlipz. Mago - the Magician. Is he a wizard or ain't he?. Professionally produced with slick editing, cinematography and acting.
Love and romance can be tricky sometime - especially if you are have a few special tics and odd behaviors. Check out this great award winning film from Instant Films - Crazy Love. This great.
You got to share this video clip - especially if you like animals and dogs. I don't really understand this movie but it is incredible. Flying and levitating dogs - laser beams and cool music. And it is called Birds.
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"Sexual Harassment is a wonderful and well produced short pseudo documentary from Blue Ribbon Panel. It starts a bit slow but it quickly shifts into comedy overdrive.
If you have spent any time in the corporate structure, I am sure you have seen HR films like these. Very dry and sarcastic, it features adult situations and language. While you are at the Blue Ribbon Panel site, also check out some of their other funny clips like "My American Family".
Adventures in video blogging. Are you an YouTube fanatic? Are you part of the video blogging culture? Check out VideoBlogigng Episode 2 "its like mundane is the new exciting or something..."
This collection of 3 short films - and the associated web site is BRILLIANT. I'm sure if you have done much web surfing, you have found yourself on web sites that cater to porn, perverts and other oddness. This site - Coeds With Colds - is truly sick. And we mean it in a good way. This is the best "porn parody" site we have ever seen. (And maybe the only porn parody site). Check It out!
What if god was a DJ? What if time, fate and destiny could be controlled by a couple turntables and an audio mixer? Checkout Spin,a brilliantly conceived, written and edited short film by Jamin Winins. You got to see this! According to Winins, "SPIN was shot over two weekends and one afternoon in June of 2005 for a total of about 35 rigorous hours of shooting. The shot list was ambitious at over 200 shots, and our original plan was to shoot it in two very long days using the Sony HDV camera. We shot SPIN just north of the central downtown Denver area in a beautiful new area called Riverfront Park, adjacent to the Platte River. The location was ideal considering a number of different events had to occur, including the car crashing into the cyclist."
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Launching new original content on January 19, 2006, www.sundance.org showcases the same Film Festival shorts shown on Park City screens, broadcasts same-day video coverage, and provides exclusive behind-the-scenes filmmaker interviews. New works premiere daily during the Festival from January 19 through January 29.
Also, don't miss the podcast of the "Writing the West" panel discussion with filmmakers Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard, available Saturday, January 28.
This is brilliantly written and edited. "Love Math" by Kent Zembrana. The First Place winner at the McGuffin Film Festival. Its a wonderful story of dating, romance. love, lust and loss in our modern day Internet and blog linked society. While you are at the McGuffin Film Festival site, also check out some of the other great flicks. By the way, you might need to download the latest version of QuickTime from the Apple web site.
Also on the McGuffin site, is "The Perils of Nude Modeling" a brilliantly written, edited and directed tour de force of the dynamic tensions and inner battles that go on in a classroom dedicated to the drawing of nudes. Not pornographic, there is some essential nudity. This is brilliant - blending tension and humor and emotional drama.
It may be a parody - it maybe a mockumentary - but whatever you want to call it - "Zombies in my Neighborhood" is funny. Ostensibly the behind the scenes making of yet another cheesy horror film, this seven minute short pokes fun at all the ostentatious behind the scenes short features that litter our DVDs and movie theatres. Plus, it makes good fun of all those oh so serious zombie and horror flicks. Good stuff.
"Sexual Harassment is a wonderful and well produced short pseudo documentary from Blue Ribbon Panel. It starts a bit slow but it quickly shifts into comedy overdrive.