Old School Attack!: Violent Man.

Hey guys,

It's been a while so i thought i'd do another Old School Attack post.

A few months ago i finally made use of a dvd recorder that i had for a while and used it to digitally record a bunch of old movies and things we made on videotape back in the day. When people still used things like analogue video camcorders, VCR's and things like that.

This totally awesome movie, Violent Man, was one of those things.

Basically i guess you could call it an Art film, created in a very bare bones, abstract, theatrical, satirical and self-mocking style. If there is any ideas or themes underlying the piece, it would be the nature of conflict* i suppose. Ridiculousness, pettiness, ignorance, and reality distortion to name a few. Ultimately though, it was a bit of fun to make and we were very impromptu with it - totally made it up as we went along, and it shows!

Also, i do recall us watching a lot of violent action films at that time featuring such fine action stars as Dolph Lundgren, Van Damme & Steven Seagal, so i think we were a little influenced by the story lines of a few of those films!

Shot on a Video 8 Camcorder and edited on a Panasonic "Postbox" Non-Linear editing system. Some of it was edited in-camera too!

If this movie is a little slow to buffer and play on your computer you can watch a smaller, faster version on ExposureRoom, here.

Details:

• Year: 1998
• Duration: Approx 12 Minutes
• Genre/Style: Experimental/Improv.

Be sure to check out some of the awesome music featured in this video:

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* referring to "conflict" as the needless variety that damages relationships, not the conflict that serves to hold the universe in balance.