The Compass - A short fantasy film
The Compass - A short fantasy film
The Compass
Youtube HD- 3:00
This is my end of term project at Capilano University Film School.
It's a modern-day fairy tale shot in glorious HD so please view it that way in youtube if your connection can handle it.
Last edited by Ferder on Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
That was actually really, really cool. Good job to all involved.
So you lost your trust,
And you never should have.
No, you never should have.
But don't break your back
If you ever see this,
But don't answer that.
In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed,
I'll be doing my best
I'll see you soon.
And you never should have.
No, you never should have.
But don't break your back
If you ever see this,
But don't answer that.
In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed,
I'll be doing my best
I'll see you soon.
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I needed a red coat so I went to the university's costuming class at lunch one day. There happened to be two people there so I told them about the project and they both went off to find the costume I needed.Zuzu Bailey wrote:
Hmmm, did the film really need two people for costumes, though?
So for the most part there was just one person involved (the one I corresponded with before and after the shoot), but since she had someone help her track down the costume I figured it wouldn't hurt to make sure that I thanked everyone involved in the show and include both names in the credits.
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That was great! Well done.
Ummm... Indiana Jones?Ferder wrote:The movie was supposed to remind one of a certain fairy tale. I think you can figure out which one.SivartA wrote: Was the red hooded coat supposed to parallel anything?
I liked it. I FAVed it.
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Peter and the Wolf?Ferder wrote:The movie was supposed to remind one of a certain fairy tale. I think you can figure out which one.SivartA wrote: Was the red hooded coat supposed to parallel anything?
-Robo
Thanks.Taq wrote:Nice work, Ferder! I finally viewed your film today after not checking this thread right away because I thought it was about The Golden Compass.
I anticipated something like that happening so I put a sub-title with the original post saying that it wasn't about the Golden Compass but a couple of people kept getting off-topic so I removed it.
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The first shot of the hand had an actor wearing it who was going to play the wolf-man (but he ended up looking too cheesy in make-up so we just shot the hands) but I'm wearing the hand in the second shot (where she sees it and runs)
I got the hands (gloves, actually) from a shop that sells special fx supplies for film and tv. I also bought a wig. I cut the hair from the wig and hand-glued the hair to the hand. It was really tricky and very sticky. I have a new respect for the make-up crew in films like Lord of the Rings where hairy hobbit feat had to be made every morning.
and Catspaw, I hope you found the button for selecting the non HD version of the movie. It wouldn't have looked very sharp but the wait would have been much less.
I got the hands (gloves, actually) from a shop that sells special fx supplies for film and tv. I also bought a wig. I cut the hair from the wig and hand-glued the hair to the hand. It was really tricky and very sticky. I have a new respect for the make-up crew in films like Lord of the Rings where hairy hobbit feat had to be made every morning.
and Catspaw, I hope you found the button for selecting the non HD version of the movie. It wouldn't have looked very sharp but the wait would have been much less.
I forgot to comment on how great and creepy the hand looked, so I'm glad that somebody else did! Thanks for explaining the effort that went into the hand.Ferder wrote:The first shot of the hand had an actor wearing it who was going to play the wolf-man (but he ended up looking too cheesy in make-up so we just shot the hands) but I'm wearing the hand in the second shot (where she sees it and runs)
I got the hands (gloves, actually) from a shop that sells special fx supplies for film and tv. I also bought a wig. I cut the hair from the wig and hand-glued the hair to the hand. It was really tricky and very sticky. I have a new respect for the make-up crew in films like Lord of the Rings where hairy hobbit feat had to be made every morning.
and Catspaw, I hope you found the button for selecting the non HD version of the movie. It wouldn't have looked very sharp but the wait would have been much less.
I knew that I would have high speed access at school soon, so I waited to watch it there and then comment so I could watch it in HD without waiting (literally) years. Thanks, though! I appreciate the tip - I'm sure I'll need to do that at some point in the future.