Sometimes magic can only happen when you roll without a script…or any idea of what you’re going to say next. And when you stumble over your words because you don’t know what you want to say it just makes you funnier in that Michael Cera way. (Yeah I know…that rhymed)
It may not be the Cohen brothers, but I suppose I’ve still got it.
My buddy Chris Eanes called me about three weeks ago and told me he needed my help making an advertisement for one of his summer classes.
I told him I’ve got a pro-sumer camera that I spent too much money on and that I’ve only used twice.
So I headed over after work last night, about 10PM. When I got there Chris and I brainstormed. He told me his vision, I gave him mine. We corroborated and decided that we needed trash to pour out.
So we started drinking…we needed empty cans.
Rich Ferry helped us in the process.
We filmed until about 12:30. I came home and started editing. By 5am this morning it was finished. Editing, music, graphics and all.
Seeing as how I’ve pretty much flown through “editing” without knowing what I was doing, I’m pretty proud of myself.
The music is cheesy. The Graphics are terrible. I forgot to turn the gain down after I white balanced. The acting makes everything else look fantastic. But…it’s just good enough to pass the extra-credit requirements.
(Note: It took me about 5 hours to figure out how the hell to get the file size small enough to fit onto youtube without making the video look like complete ass).
Enjoy Chris’s extra credit project (as well as the shameless self promotion at the end of his SCHOOL PROJECT):
Youtube link: Magic-Swiffing
Tags: Awkward comedy, beer, Cohen brothers, extra credit, Michael Cera, youtube
March 7, 2011 at 4:18 pm |
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