high school Beowulf
Jan. 23rd, 2004 02:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threeplusfireWhile cleaning out the closet, I found a box of video tapes. Inside was my copy of Beowulf, the only film I've ever helped to create. It's a rough copy, before some of the computer to VHS transfer issues were worked out, but I am glad to have it.
Imagine the story of Beowulf and Grendel told through the use of action figures and copious inside jokes. There's only one part where the actual wording of the story is used. The rest is chock full of midget jokes, chainsaw noises and the soulful cry of "Burlywood." I am listed in the credits as assistant puppeteer, waitress, volume verification beeps, and the Bitter Voice of Truth.
I think it took about two weeks to shoot enough stop-motion footage to animate a 20 minute film. Using one of the original black and white Quickcams, we moved aorund Matt's collection of Star Wars and Spawn figures. Skinless Spawn makes an excellent Hrothgar, and the shots of him waving the storm troopers into battle are epic.
Two or three computers later, unccountable bits of data, television transfer equipment borrowed from the school, one Lego ship, three cds of sound effects, one editing program, dozens of action figures and sodas later, Beowulf appeared.
In the credits, Ms Sullivan is thanked for assigning a project with no criteria.
Imagine the story of Beowulf and Grendel told through the use of action figures and copious inside jokes. There's only one part where the actual wording of the story is used. The rest is chock full of midget jokes, chainsaw noises and the soulful cry of "Burlywood." I am listed in the credits as assistant puppeteer, waitress, volume verification beeps, and the Bitter Voice of Truth.
I think it took about two weeks to shoot enough stop-motion footage to animate a 20 minute film. Using one of the original black and white Quickcams, we moved aorund Matt's collection of Star Wars and Spawn figures. Skinless Spawn makes an excellent Hrothgar, and the shots of him waving the storm troopers into battle are epic.
Two or three computers later, unccountable bits of data, television transfer equipment borrowed from the school, one Lego ship, three cds of sound effects, one editing program, dozens of action figures and sodas later, Beowulf appeared.
In the credits, Ms Sullivan is thanked for assigning a project with no criteria.