01-18-2008, 04:18 PM
Turns out I was working on Cloverfield. We built sets that made people sick. Of the twenty million dollar budget, half went to special effects.
The Queen and I saw the film today. I threw up after the picture. Seriously. At least I made it to the bathroom. Somebody less fortunate, for him or us, I don't know, threw up right at the doors. Fun!
It's a hand held monster movie extravaganza. In case you don't know, and how couldn't you, the whole film is shot pov supposedly with a hand held camera. If you got queasy from the Bourne Ultimatum I suggest you give this film a pass or sit way in the back. There isn't a steady shot in the film. Thank god it's only about ninety minutes long. Of course, I could also dare you to sit up front and near the screen. The first thing they teach in film school is to steady the camera. These filmmakers skipped that idea.
Granted it's a novel idea, very immersive. You feel as if you are running along with this group of twenty somethings as they try to escape the monster. But your vision doesn't blur when you whip your head about.
There were a few gotcha moments, but they were funny for their inventiveness rather than being scary. Except for the one surprise at the hospital.
Everybody wants to know what the monster looks like. It's kind of an immaterial question because the monster doesn't look like anything you can relate it to. it's big and it crushes things. What more do you want from a monster. I did especially like one scene of the monster dragging his hand down the side of the building and the glass exploding in it's wake.
I wanted more steadiness to the film. I wanted to see clearly some of the battles between the army and the monster rather than the glimpses we got.
My name didn't make the credits. Only the people who did the trailer sets managed to get their name on the list of people who worked on the film.
The Queen and I saw the film today. I threw up after the picture. Seriously. At least I made it to the bathroom. Somebody less fortunate, for him or us, I don't know, threw up right at the doors. Fun!
It's a hand held monster movie extravaganza. In case you don't know, and how couldn't you, the whole film is shot pov supposedly with a hand held camera. If you got queasy from the Bourne Ultimatum I suggest you give this film a pass or sit way in the back. There isn't a steady shot in the film. Thank god it's only about ninety minutes long. Of course, I could also dare you to sit up front and near the screen. The first thing they teach in film school is to steady the camera. These filmmakers skipped that idea.
Granted it's a novel idea, very immersive. You feel as if you are running along with this group of twenty somethings as they try to escape the monster. But your vision doesn't blur when you whip your head about.
There were a few gotcha moments, but they were funny for their inventiveness rather than being scary. Except for the one surprise at the hospital.
Everybody wants to know what the monster looks like. It's kind of an immaterial question because the monster doesn't look like anything you can relate it to. it's big and it crushes things. What more do you want from a monster. I did especially like one scene of the monster dragging his hand down the side of the building and the glass exploding in it's wake.
I wanted more steadiness to the film. I wanted to see clearly some of the battles between the army and the monster rather than the glimpses we got.
My name didn't make the credits. Only the people who did the trailer sets managed to get their name on the list of people who worked on the film.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit