Sunday, March 7, 2010

Slash Zombies

http://www.shortfilms.com/video/546/SLASH-ZOMBIES

I don't know if "Slash Zombies" is my favorite online short but its definitely one I like. There is some pretty impressive camera work in here. There is a lot of racking focus on parts to show a character's confusion or frustration. There is a lot of quick zooms to show intensity. You never forget that you're watching a film, the camera work almost breaks the fourth wall in a sense. Since these kinds of movements are throughout, it works; such as when the camera flips upside down then pans to the next character. The girl is incredibly lost and the camera suddenly flips her on her head. This is very overt visual storytelling but it works. The whole thing is very high-key and color corrected (or filtered, I'm not sure). The look is a little futuristic because of the color but not distracting. Plus, I love zombies and I love the middle east.

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