405 is a three-minute film released in June 2000 and produced by Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt. It was the first short film to be widely distributed on the Internet and briefly became a media sensation. 405 is an example of one of the first, if not the first, properties of viral film. In the year released, film critic Roger Ebert called 405 as "the most famous short film in Internet history."
Video 405 (film)
Plot
On weekdays in Los Angeles, air traffic controllers associated with American Airlines Flight 117 have flights that appear on the radar screen. Air traffic control instructs McDonnell Douglas DC-10 to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport.
The flight crew responded by saying that they could not maintain the altitude, and started an emergency landing. Meanwhile, during a traffic report, a man was driving the Jeep Grand Cherokee down a mysteriously empty I-405 stretch when a two-mile stretch was closed for use as an emergency landing aircraft lane. Soon, AA Flight 117 appears on the last landing approach while the Jeep driver tries to outrun the incoming DC-10.
During touchdown, the aircraft's nose gear collided with the back of the Jeep with a collapsed nose gear, and the fuselage slammed into the Jeep roof. Both vehicles are locked together, pushing the Jeep to a much higher speed. The driver tried to slow down an oncoming plane but in the process of slowing down, the DC-10 and the man's car almost lost an elderly lady who was driving slowly in her Lincoln Continental. While stopping, a large plane with a Jeep trapped through the poor woman's car.
The incident ended with a police car arriving; at that moment, the old woman moves slowly past, extending her middle finger to the Jeep driver.
Maps 405 (film)
Production
405 involves direct action and computer-generated imagery that takes three and a half months to create. Branit and Hunt self-taught the use of visual effects software before working as a professional. Both have worked as visual effects artists for several years before making 405. While Hunt has a degree in filmmaking, the use of digital effects software is not commonly taught in schools at that time. The camera used to create 405 is Canon Optura, a type of digital video camera. The effect is done on Pentium II and Pentium III computers. The software used is LightWave 3D, Digital Fusion, and Adobe Premiere.
Live action footage, consisting of actors in a stationary vehicle, shot in a week with one hour pick-up later. Post production and visual effects were solved later by two filmmakers in their spare time. All the shooting outside the Jeep is entirely a computer-generated three-dimensional model. The actors were shot in vehicles similar to those in the film but the vehicle's exterior shots, jets, highways and scenic backdrops in the film consisted of composed images of photographs and videos applied to the three-dimensional model made in software computer modeling. About 50% of the shots on the inside of the Jeep are digital effects.
Aircraft used
405 featuring American Airlines DC-10, the airline that is a launch customer for DC-10. America operates 60 of its kind, although in 2000, the aircraft was being removed from service.
Reception
405 is very important as an early example of the revolution in digital film making and the use of broadband internet as a channel to distribute media. Producers shoot movies using digital camcorders and create special effects using personal computers, all with a budget of $ 300. The results rival many movie studios and television productions at the time. Next, $ 140 from the budget was to pay two tickets to run on the shoulder of the highway during filming. It was issued to them by the California Highway Patrol Officer, Dana Anderson (listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits).
At the same time, with less promotion effort, 405 immediately reaches millions of online viewers through extensive internet access. 405 was originally launched on its own site, where it received over 10,000 downloads within the first week online. In July, the film is featured on the iFilm site, and combined with the exposure of their own site, the audience reaches two million views. As a result, Branit and Hunt signed an agreement as a director with CAA and A Band Apart. They appeared on The Today Show, Access Hollywood, Roger Ebert, Extras and more news and publicity events.
Awards
405 won the Video Premiere Award DVD for Best Internet Premiere Video at DVD Exclusive Awards 2001.
References
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Bibliography
External links
- 405: The Movie - Official Site
- 405: Movies on YouTube
- 405: The Movie on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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