Through a friend of a friend, I have seen this little gem piece called Massacrator. It's an easy, ridiculous plot and obviously intended as such (come on, Terminator battling Elvis
!), but the fun resides in its action packed rhythm and old-school grindhousesque aesthetics (and barely tempered in post as I've been told it has been shot with old rolls of 16mm film stock) as well as basic animation tricks and a couple gore shots thrown in for good measures. It's so cool to see DIY filmmakers having the guts to go all the way and do crazy stuff that no old timer would have the energy or creativity (or maybe even idiocy!) to do stunts like burying a motorcycle and run another through an apartment! I'm quite certain these rooms were not real sets.
The editing is sharp and the music flows great through it. The only "down" part to this trippy versus cartoon popcorn piece is that it's rather short (around 4 minutes something), not that it needed to be longer at all, but it leaves you wanting to see more from the guy. Ayotte's got the chops for cool snazy direction and given the opportunity, I'm sure this dude could rise fast. One can feel it when another got style. Do check it out!
The editing is sharp and the music flows great through it. The only "down" part to this trippy versus cartoon popcorn piece is that it's rather short (around 4 minutes something), not that it needed to be longer at all, but it leaves you wanting to see more from the guy. Ayotte's got the chops for cool snazy direction and given the opportunity, I'm sure this dude could rise fast. One can feel it when another got style. Do check it out!