Short Film of the Month- Mis-drop

Mis-drop by Ferand Peek from Ferand Peek on Vimeo.

I like a lot of different movie genres but recently I came to the realization that I am a huge Sci-fi nerd.  It is the genre I will always gravitate towards and am very happy when I find a well made sci-fi short.  

This one is shot completely from a future soldier's helmet cam. Nearly the entire film is just looking at his face and how he reacts to what is going on around him.  You get glimpses of action reflected through the glass but most of the story is built around the sound as well as his facial expressions.  It is a creative way to tell a story and forces you to focus on things you might not have, if they showed everything.  

-Brian

Short Film of the Month- Robbie

Robbie - A Short Film By Neil Harvey from Neil Harvey on Vimeo.

With the movie Gravity winning Oscars for best directing, cinematography, sound, score and editing, I thought this short film I found a year ago would be fitting.  Gravity was an amazing movie and deserved all it won.  Robbie has a similar feel in that it's about one survivor on a space station living out the rest of it's time in space....alone.  The unique thing about this one is that the survivor is an android who has been around for a very long time, is self aware, and slowly running out of battery in the far distant future.  He is making his final journal entry to whomever may stumble upon it. It is surreal and sad, but interesting.

-Brian

What Do You See?

Have you ever had your fortune told? My mom and sister used to get their tarot cards read, and I once went to a palm reader in college who predicted my future for $20 then asked me for more money so she could perform a ceremony to ensure her prophecies came true. Needless to say, I declined her generous offer. Obviously no one knows what the future holds, but it's always fun to speculate. Especially when lottery tickets are involved. There's also something about coincidences that never fails to give me a curious pause. Tea leaf reading, or tasseography, is another foretelling device that involves deciphering the clumps, patterns, and pictures that form in your mug after a piping hot cup has been drunk (coffee grounds and wine sediments will also apparently do the trick). Seeing a candle can signify enlightenment, a dog represents a loyal friend or relative, flying birds mean good news—but if it's a raven, it could mean death. And since tea leaves and coffee grounds and wine sediments are all dark, I don't know how you're supposed to tell the difference between those last two. Anthropologie has a Fortuitous Cup and Saucer by Molly Hatch for $78 that will hopefully help us figure this all out.

- Cathleen 

[Images courtesy of Anthropologie and Wikipedia]