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An ingenious spoof that mixes a little
Speed with a little
Airplane! and puts it on a freeway, Bruce Brant and Jeremy Hunt's
405 isn't as notable for its story line--guy drives down the abandoned 405 in Los Angeles, finds out a plane is about to land on him, and panics--as it is for its creation, which is almost entirely computer-generated. Watching this short film, you wouldn't think too much about how it was made until you started pondering the details. How did the filmmakers film on a deserted stretch of L.A.'s most crowded freeway, in the middle of rush hour? How'd they get a passenger airplane to land on a sport utility vehicle? How'd they
get a passenger airplane? The answer is simple: computers. A featurette after the film takes you through the creative process: the animation, the modeling, all the technology it took to make a seemingly simple film out of disparate elements. Even the old lady who plays a pivotal role in the movie's plot wasn't really driving--in fact, the actress doesn't even know
how to drive. And what's amazing is, you'd never think how much of
405 is computer-generated; it's all seamlessly done with phenomenal results for a short film. And it's pretty darn funny, too.
--Mark Englehart
USA Today
The most talked about live action Web film of the year.
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