New movies made with cellphones? No thanks!
Nokia and famous director Spike Lee signed an agreement for the later to edit user generator cellphone videos and create a mini 3-part series of 5-minute episodes. That’s fine and Nokia does well to contract a big name of modern cinema to promote the video capabilities of its phones.
But stating that in five years’ time new movies will be made with cellphones is something not expected from Spike Lee. I am not certain whether this was a serious statement or just a keener-than-usual effort to promote Nokia phones. The fact is that movie making is currently in the middle of moving to digital and HD. The tools available to a director and his crew are amazing and if the budget is limited, there is alternative options like Filmaka and open-source, both covered recently by ElectronRun.
So low cost does not necessarily mean low quality. Why would a serious film-maker resort to the cheapest and worst quality available? It just doesn’t make sense. Out of chance, it is always possible that one or two films might fool viewers make it and attract curious movie goers, something that has happened with miniDV made films in the past. But don’t get fooled, the Blair Witch Project was an exception that happens once in a decade. And the Bourne Ultimatum had a shaky camera style simply because it was intended to be like that from the very start. And I don’t think you would like that with all your films, even dramas… Let’s face it, cellphones are great for those YouTube and unboxing videos, but for movies we can and have to do a lot better than that…
[...] Posted by Dimitrios Matsoulis on May 8, 2008 Nokia and famous director Spike Lee signed an agreement for the later to edit user generator cellphone videos and create a mini 3-part series of 5-minute episodes. That’s fine and Nokia does well to contract a big name of modern cinema to promote the video capabilities of its phones. (continued) [...]
May 8th, 2008 at 09:37