Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies Dan Koelsch, January 12, 2011 Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more…
Short Film Round Up: “Star Wars Bounty Hunter”, “3 Minutes”, and “The Trashmaster” Dan Koelsch, January 12, 2011 The last day or so I’ve seen a few cool short films, so I thought I’d do a round up to feature them all. First, we have a 20 minute Star Wars film from Aaron Burke titled Star Wars Bounty Hunter, which features more Boba Fett than the entire original…
SNL Parodies “The Black Swan” Dan Koelsch, January 11, 2011 I know, we’re a bit late on this, but with the MovieViral Awards and site redesign, we’ve been a little busy. In case you haven’t heard, Jim Carrey hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, and he did a pretty funny skit that spoofs Black Swan. Check it out after the…
Fan Made Work Check Out the Sci-Fi Short Film “Somnolence” Dan Koelsch, January 7, 2011January 9, 2011 Especially with social media today, short films are a great way for filmmakers to promote themselves and ideas to the world. Patrick Kalyn, an Emmy-nominated visual effects animator who has worked on films such as District 9, has done just that with his short film Somnolence, a cool sci-fi thriller…
Fan Made Work Check Out These Stop Motion TRON Lightcycles Dan Koelsch, January 6, 2011January 9, 2011 Kyle Roberts and crew at Reckless Abandonment Pictures created a pretty cool stop motion animation clip of the TRON: Legacy lightcycles in action, using toys and light painting. Check it out for yourself after the break.