Orpheus (2011) - Award Winning Experimental 16mm Short Film
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2011
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A dark, experimental take on the five greatest stages of grief, as a lone man, trapped in a nightmarish world, searches for his lost lover.
WON "Best Production Design" at Screentest: the National Student Film Festival and was also nominated for Best Thriller and Best Cinematography: www.screentestfest.org.uk/best...
WON "Best Overall Short Film" at Cardiff Mini Film Festival's Horror Shorts.
Shortlisted in TOP 3 at the Cornwall Film Festival 2012 for The Edge-Best Experimental Film.
WON "Best Cinematography" at Newport International Film Festival 2012 and was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director, and the Welsh Dragon Award.
Nominated for "Best Experimental Film" at Ffresh Awards 2013.
Nominated for "Best Student Film" at St Albans Film Festival 2013.
Nominated for "Best Fiction Film of the Year Award" at Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival. And shortlisted for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Production Design.
Shortlisted for "Best Experimental & Thriller Film" at Freshly Squeezed International Film Festival.
WON "Best Overall Film Of The Festival" and "Best Experimental Short" at Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival in April 2013.
A film created for a second year University project with a brief to create an experimental film inspired by a poem or piece of art.
Inspired by Gute Nacht.
Orpheus |ˈôrfēəs|Greek Mythology
a poet who went to the underworld after the death of his wife and secured her release from the dead, but lost her because he failed to obey the condition that he must not look back at her until they had reached the world of the living.
Shot on 16mm film on a budget of £300.
Starring JASON GODDARD.
Created by JAMES BUTTON - KRISTAPS KAZAKS - PETER WOLFE - GABRIELLA LEWIS - JO HAZELL - GARETH JONES
Special thanks to KRISTIAN DOMINGO - TOM GREGORY - ANDREA ESCUDER - RHYDIAN JAMES-YEOMAN - Фільми й анімація
One of the best short films I've ever witnessed.
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It's pretty inspirational to see student films like these, especially on film(16mm in this case). I'm planning to purchase an old camera and make my own movies using old school visual effects and matte paintings.
+Jane Beanette Oh, it's paintings on glass. You can do anything that has to do with backgrounds and mix it with the live footage. Simplistic explanation, I know. That's how they did it before computer generated animation. The cameras are not cheap but they're not expensive either, affordable prices can be found on ebay, for example. Cheers
cezar211091 ***** Its the film and processing that costs alot.
Joseph Barrett yes :)
Great cinematography, use of locations and narrative without dialogue. Well done film.
This footage (Super 16mm?) looks just amazing! Great film and stunning cinematography. Very sharp (beating many a 35mm release print), yet silky. Seems like you have control over the shutter angle (I see a strobe effect in some shots) and great control over depth of field. Love the natural colors - and just a hint of grain as not to be distracting or too "indie/retro-gritty/experimental" looking. This is top notch on all levels!
Years later, and this film still hasn't left my mind.
I think anyone can relate to this; whether they have lost a loved one or not. It is a perfect portrayal of the pain of love, I really enjoyed it - thank you!
That's just amazing.. loving the cinematography, the effect, the sound.. even the actor did a great job. Job well done guys!
Dude, this is so awesome! Amazing job.
this is a great experimental film it sure has inspired me
Buddy, this is pure gold. It's beautiful. I just wrote an analysis on this for my Film class, we were supposed to pick an experimental film we liked and explain what we thought it meant. Congrats on all the awards!
wait. i love this so much
Such a deep impact on the soul in such a short period of time! It is a film. No wonder it won awards. Congratulation to the crew and cast.
Very good! You have a special way of seeing...
Amazing! It looks absolutley gorgeous, the sound is perfect and Jason's performance is truely riveting!
Very interesting concept! This was really good! Definitely experimental, but not so abstract that I couldn't tell what was going on. Really cool idea.
Wow. I am beyond inspired! This is beautiful.
Wow, this was very well done and ambitious. Loved the sound work and the cinematography.
Just incredible. Loved every single second. The atmosphere/lighting/effects/etc were perfect :)
this is absolutely breathtaking...fantastic work
Must say this is one of my favorite experimental film.
Love your films, James :) keep them coming! Well done for winning the awards and earning so many nominations for all your films: you and your team definitely deserve them! I think Orpheus is my favourite.
Remarkable. Simply remarkable.
Oh this is the best short movie i''ve ever seen, really.
Love your film. Congrats on the success of your film awards.
I love ALL of your stuff man! I hope you can make movies that hit the theater soon. You're videos are amazing!
I typed in “experimental short films” and this was the first film that showed up. This film is FIRE!!!! OMG!!!! This is soooooo DOPE!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Amazing work on every level! Reminded me of The Trial and Jacob's Ladder, but had its own visual language and totally blew me away! One of the best shorts I've seen... ever.
Orpheus is both exciting and disturbing. A visual brilliant work with a great performance of the actor.
Beautifully done.
brilliant execution, great editing, beautifully shot, clear direction... believable performance. really sucked me in to the story, and delivered it at a great pace. Should all be proud, this will stand up well at festivals.
Brilliant job brother. Keep doing what you're doing.
I think, after watching the original test shoot on digital, I will be doing the same when it comes to shooting on 16mm. Great film. Well done to all of those involved.
Hey, couple of film students here from Ireland watching this....absolutely amazing, fantastic job and well done! :)
Wonderful work.
Great short, watched without sound and the image alone held my interest all the way through, success
Oh and great short by the way, really enjoyed it.
So, surreal and so, fantastic!!!!!. Amazing work man just....... Amazing dude.
Amazing work, very well done.
I just love this short film, its dream-like and surreal athmosphere is just perfect for me. :D
Very well done
wooow...that was incredible deep, dark and meaniful...well done
Simply amazing!
The grain structure seems to hold up well.
i am also an experimental filmmaker, i've never won an award, but i've been hard at work on some shorts coming up, but i really enjoyed this and it looks like you had a lot of fun making it
fantastic!!
Great stuff!
Great cinematography!
Is anyone here who isn’t a film maker,and us just enjoying watching rather than critiquing? Let it be..
Amazing...
Very well done....bravo.
This is amazing
Gorgeously shot cheers nice nice film.
really liked it wow!!
That was mind-blowingly Awesome!
Heavy duty ! I loved it !
Loved it! 9/10!
Fantastic
Soooooooo good!
Very well done! I hope to one day shoot something on 16mm. The quality is fantastic.
AMAZING man , thanks :D
Great !
excellent.
OMG,. You are amazing!
After a second watch it got better and my god you guys have made a seriously good film! :)
very interesting. 7 mins well spent. thank you
Mesmerizing.
Nice work
Good work!
Sweet Jesus this was amazing!
Fucking great work man
brilliant
the description helps :) it says
"A dark, experimental take on the five greatest stages of grief, as a lone man, trapped in a nightmarish world, searches for his lost lover."
and also:
"Inspired by Gute Nacht.
Orpheus |ˈôrfēəs|Greek Mythology
a poet who went to the underworld after the death of his wife and secured her release from the dead, but lost her because he failed to obey the condition that he must not look back at her until they had reached the world of the living."
Wow that was impressive!
wow. verry verry cool stuff. I like how the story is almost totally subjectice but at the same time so concrete. what camera did you shoot this on?
wow, wow... just... wow.
This is amazing! Really love it! What camera did you use? Arri or Aaton? Thanks man!
I love this so much. I'm making a film for one of my courses, and I'm using this as my study of form since it's inspired me so much, and there's so much to analyse from the film. Surprised I only just found it.
Thank you so much! So glad you like it!! Good luck with your film. Have fun!
this is an excellent film
wow, fuel for an existential crisis
We were literally drawn in from the get-go and could not look away. Fantastic work! Will be featuring it next on SMO(Scariest Movies Online)
great
I wrote a post-modernistic tragedy involving the greek god Orpheus. Very nice work, as always.
wow. intense 100%
its soooo grainy but soooooo intense
GREAT GREAT! GREAT! what camera used on this?
Wow! That poor man.
Awwwwwesome, bro.
I really liked your short. Where did you have your film processed and scanned?
Really liked it. Well shot. What budget was this does anyone know?
Great film did what camera did you shoot this on? I like the dirty film look. Congrats on your film wins.
Great! just question: how did you realized the effect when the stones levitate?
Great job. What camera and lens did you use?
Wether or not someone is into artistic films, you did Great work on your film! I hope that you will keep up with other projects. Who is the actor in your film? Also is this done on a 16mm lens or on 16mm film?
What camera, lens(s) and film did you use?
Rightous.
what camera did you use?
This film is amazing! What camera did you use?
What camera did you use and where did you send the film for processing?
brillant work...funny i thought it was going to end up him in a coma and trying to find his way out or something...one thing i would say is 4:34 when he is in the rain,i felt it didnt look that real,the way it was coming off him.maybe pour a little bit less and dont have it as focused on just him.But maybe im wrong and he was actually in rain and im just stupid!was brillant video tho.you deserve alot more subscribers..im sharing this on facebook and all
Great stuff man! I am curious, how did you guys shoot the "under the bed sheet" scene? Was the actor standing up and brushing through the sheets?
What kind film stock was used for this?