After recording "On The Lot" Tuesday only to find it was instead baseball's All-Star Game, it took until Wednesday to discover this week's episode ran on Monday. So, after just watching the films last week, this week I went online and watched the full episode. I wish I’d watched just the films again. Is there anything more annoying than Adrianna Costas' voice? And now, even the contestants seem to feel obligated to remark on how "beautiful" she is. Sorry, to me she is the epitome of everything that's wrong with Hollywood- only a modicum of talent and succeeding solely because people think she looks good and wears dresses that are too short, too revealing, or both.
But on to the movies, the reason I tolerate that woman's voice every week. This week's theme was "When Two Worlds Collide". The five filmmakers did shorts based on that theme, running the gamut of comedy to social relevance. Most were entertaining. The competition is tightening up!
The first film was by Zach, my favorite to win it all. "Time Upon A Once" was inventive. Two characters who do everything in reverse move into a neighborhood of forward moving people. It touched on social relevance with one neighbor being scared of these strange people, until something happens that makes her accepting. It was a nice film that again shows that Zach has a real humanistic quality to his work.
Next was "The Legend of Donkey Tail Willie" by Hilary, my least favorite director. She finally came up with something I liked- a western fable about a man with a donkey tail looking for love. The story itself was kind of obvious, but was told in a fun way by an old cowboy narrator, making for a nice family-type film.
Will Bigham, another favorite, gave us "Spaghetti", the story of a couple who get lost and find themselves in the middle of a Clint Eastwood style spaghetti western. Overall it was an amusing movie. This is the first time Will has worked with a extensive dialogue. He knows how to tell a story on film, but still needs work at getting the best from his actors' dialogue.
"First Sight" was the latest from Shalani, one of the few directors who has mostly shown us a more serious side. This movie is no different. A superficial woman looks through a pair of special glasses and sees the people she was making fun of in a completely different light. After she sees what she really looks like, a change comes over her. As a longer movie, it would have lost a lot of impact, but at two minutes or so in length, it was a good message piece.
Last up was Adam with "Worldly Possession" and it was the only film I didn't like at all. A special globe meant for an Air Force base is relabeled by a scientist to be delivered to a couple's home. The globe contains special powers, which wreak havoc on the couple's lives. No explanation was ever given as to why the package was relabeled. And even though worse things happen with each thing the couple does to the globe, they still raise the stakes and try something bigger. Maybe there was a message there about the danger of wanting more things, but it was too hidden to be effective.
Two of the five will be going home this week. Based solely on this week's films, it would be Adam and nobody else. Based on entire body of work, it would be Hilary and nobody else. So combine the two and I'll predict Adam and Hilary are the two going home.
But on to the movies, the reason I tolerate that woman's voice every week. This week's theme was "When Two Worlds Collide". The five filmmakers did shorts based on that theme, running the gamut of comedy to social relevance. Most were entertaining. The competition is tightening up!
The first film was by Zach, my favorite to win it all. "Time Upon A Once" was inventive. Two characters who do everything in reverse move into a neighborhood of forward moving people. It touched on social relevance with one neighbor being scared of these strange people, until something happens that makes her accepting. It was a nice film that again shows that Zach has a real humanistic quality to his work.
Next was "The Legend of Donkey Tail Willie" by Hilary, my least favorite director. She finally came up with something I liked- a western fable about a man with a donkey tail looking for love. The story itself was kind of obvious, but was told in a fun way by an old cowboy narrator, making for a nice family-type film.
Will Bigham, another favorite, gave us "Spaghetti", the story of a couple who get lost and find themselves in the middle of a Clint Eastwood style spaghetti western. Overall it was an amusing movie. This is the first time Will has worked with a extensive dialogue. He knows how to tell a story on film, but still needs work at getting the best from his actors' dialogue.
"First Sight" was the latest from Shalani, one of the few directors who has mostly shown us a more serious side. This movie is no different. A superficial woman looks through a pair of special glasses and sees the people she was making fun of in a completely different light. After she sees what she really looks like, a change comes over her. As a longer movie, it would have lost a lot of impact, but at two minutes or so in length, it was a good message piece.
Last up was Adam with "Worldly Possession" and it was the only film I didn't like at all. A special globe meant for an Air Force base is relabeled by a scientist to be delivered to a couple's home. The globe contains special powers, which wreak havoc on the couple's lives. No explanation was ever given as to why the package was relabeled. And even though worse things happen with each thing the couple does to the globe, they still raise the stakes and try something bigger. Maybe there was a message there about the danger of wanting more things, but it was too hidden to be effective.
Two of the five will be going home this week. Based solely on this week's films, it would be Adam and nobody else. Based on entire body of work, it would be Hilary and nobody else. So combine the two and I'll predict Adam and Hilary are the two going home.
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