The 5 Obstructions
November 13, 2008
‘The 5 Obstructions’ A remake of the 1967 film The Perfect Human with a number of restrictions.
- no edit greater than 12 frames
- no set
- shot in cuba
- answer the questions posed in the original film
After watching the film i felt in a similar manner to when i watched experimental films at college; confused but strangely encouraged to be as creative as possible in the way i view my future work. I strongly believe after watching ‘The 5 obstructions’ that, restricting the way in which you work can end up giving you stronger pieces as your working to a fixed niche. This is evidential if you compare the two versions of the film, ‘The Perfect Human’ and ‘The Five Obstructions’. The latter had my attention throughout where as the former had me wondering when it was going to end, although i do feel audio had a major part to play in this.
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