I Found the Film!
Constant Readuhs will remember that at last year's Burning Man, I wrote about being in someone's 48 hour film project:
On Tuesday night as it was getting dark, I began the long (to me) trek over to Spike’s Vampire Bar to present Spike with the fangs that I had cast for him and his playmates. I had just started out when this woman came up to me and said, “We need you in a movie, come on!” It was a group of people making a 48 hour movie - there was a theme camp to this effect this year - and they needed someone “scary and official-looking”, or so they told me, to play a sentry guarding the God Phone Booth, to stop the Protagonist from calling God to ask his help to get back on the road. And, since I was wearing khaki, my Balmoral, big goggles, South African Army assault pack and carrying my cane slung like a rifle, I seemed a good choice for the role. Actually, I think they thought I was a Black Rock Ranger because of the khaki, a number of people made the same mistake that week.
So, they started filming as the light went rapidly - the hero came up to me, I menaced him with my “rifle”, he distracted me and ran into the phone booth. Just as he started talking to God his girlfriend drove by in a car, and off he goes on the road without God’s help after all. End of Scene. If I (or anyone else) finds that film online, I am “Citizen X - Ranger” in the credits.
Well, I found the film on YouTube - it's called "Abandon All Hope & Fear":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsVUcmc0OYc
Video Description
Greenskull Handcrankers presents a crummy video of its masterpiece for the 48 hour short film project at Burning Man.
Our team was required to write, shoot and edit a short film in the "Romantic" genre, incorporating a flashlight, a character named "Edward/Erica Lang, Dancer", and the line "Take me to the end of the rainbow."
Why is the sound so off? I hate YouTube.
Song "There's a Special Place" by Dr. Sparkles:
http://www.doctorsparkles.com/home.html
As it turned out, the scene with me is NOT in the film - it was to be the ending, but they decided to use a different ending. So, you'll have to wait for the DVD with all the special features. In the meantime though, enjoy the night shots (about 3 minutes in) of "Serpent Mother", one of the best pieces of art out on the playa this year IMO.
http://www.flaminglotus.com/serpent_mother/web/serpent_cheat_sheet.html
On Tuesday night as it was getting dark, I began the long (to me) trek over to Spike’s Vampire Bar to present Spike with the fangs that I had cast for him and his playmates. I had just started out when this woman came up to me and said, “We need you in a movie, come on!” It was a group of people making a 48 hour movie - there was a theme camp to this effect this year - and they needed someone “scary and official-looking”, or so they told me, to play a sentry guarding the God Phone Booth, to stop the Protagonist from calling God to ask his help to get back on the road. And, since I was wearing khaki, my Balmoral, big goggles, South African Army assault pack and carrying my cane slung like a rifle, I seemed a good choice for the role. Actually, I think they thought I was a Black Rock Ranger because of the khaki, a number of people made the same mistake that week.
So, they started filming as the light went rapidly - the hero came up to me, I menaced him with my “rifle”, he distracted me and ran into the phone booth. Just as he started talking to God his girlfriend drove by in a car, and off he goes on the road without God’s help after all. End of Scene. If I (or anyone else) finds that film online, I am “Citizen X - Ranger” in the credits.
Well, I found the film on YouTube - it's called "Abandon All Hope & Fear":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsVUcmc0OYc
Video Description
Greenskull Handcrankers presents a crummy video of its masterpiece for the 48 hour short film project at Burning Man.
Our team was required to write, shoot and edit a short film in the "Romantic" genre, incorporating a flashlight, a character named "Edward/Erica Lang, Dancer", and the line "Take me to the end of the rainbow."
Why is the sound so off? I hate YouTube.
Song "There's a Special Place" by Dr. Sparkles:
http://www.doctorsparkles.com/home.html
As it turned out, the scene with me is NOT in the film - it was to be the ending, but they decided to use a different ending. So, you'll have to wait for the DVD with all the special features. In the meantime though, enjoy the night shots (about 3 minutes in) of "Serpent Mother", one of the best pieces of art out on the playa this year IMO.
http://www.flaminglotus.com/serpent_mother/web/serpent_cheat_sheet.html