"Tank Flintlock"

September 16, 2012 11:56 PM

"Tank Flintlock"
A short spoof of Escape From New York, created for the Fantastic Fest 2012 Bumper Contest.

Role: Writer/Director/Editor

posted by brundlefly (2 comments total)

Tank's hand shaking so visibly while holding up the phone was pretty distracting, and the last 10 seconds seem like a leadup but there's no punchline. Excellent use of aluminum foil though.
posted by felix at 6:56 AM on September 19, 2012

Yeah, the ending was weaker than I would have liked. "That's fantastic" is the line that was required for the contest (and it had to be the last line). I'm planning on doing another edit, as I had to cut this to the bone to get it in under 45 seconds. I think the ending would be stronger if I let it breath more. Also, yeah. I need another take for that Tank/phone shot. We had to edit on a tiny laptop and didn't see the shake until we uploaded it.

Still, considering it was shot and edited within 12 hours, I'm pretty happy with how it came out.
posted by brundlefly at 9:55 AM on September 19, 2012