Sparks in the Night

http://slugco.com/movies/SparksInTheNight

Set in a black-and-white 1940s, Sparks in the Night humorously follows detective Leon Sparks as he closes in on notorious lawbreaker Jerry Walker and the Speeder Brothers. Working with a cast of fellow eighth-graders, the 13-year-old director encapsulates the mood, moral ambiguity, menace, and fun of the grimy city.

The 180-second movie was filmed over two days that produced over 250 clips and takes. Editing intensely over his one-week spring break, writer/director Ben Kadie used 3D computer models, 2D animation, archival footage, and digital matte paintings. The result was a stunning vision of a city that "would keep its filth hidden like a folding chair, tied to a giraffe, dipped in gasoline, and then lit on fire would keep on burning."

Starring:
Ben Kadie
Dylan Forbes
Duncan Cock-Foster
Griffin Cock-Foster

3D models made with Cinema 4D.

Writer/Director: Ben Kadie

Seattle Times Three-Minute Masterpiece Grand Prize Winner, 2009

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• crime
• detective
• film noir
• humor
• spoof
• slugco
• Ben Kadie
• youtn
• kids
• bw
• black & white
• c4d
• Cinema 4D
• hv30
• hv20
• Sony Vegas
• After Effects
• 3mm
• Seattle Times
• 3-Minute Masterpiece
• Three-Minute Masterpiece

[lr1964]

Nice! What software do you use to chroma key?

[BenKadie]

Thanks for the kind comment.

I used Sony Vegas and After Effects.

- Ben

[SexiBitch077]

Omigosh Ben

Hi

It's ur cousin Anne :D

and i just realized how much of your stuff i hadn't watched yet

And ur amazing

like always :D

[treadman26]

This is some good stuff!

[cameras4toys]

Good job! You are my Sony Vegas hero.

[creativepath1]

Nice, nice work! This made me laugh more than the last 3 shows I saw on Comedy Central combined.

[monkenround94]

YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!

[supercoolclark]

Hey, it's Clark :)

[ENguyen3214]

I read about this in the paper today! Very Nice!

[jojo173849]

Ben,

Making this makes you simply amazing.

Eve.

[AugyAtarashii]

Looks extremely good! Great job!

[SnarkySidekick]

Dude this is awesome! I am so glad to see a fellow young independent filmmaker that is actually a smart storyteller and not just a poser with a camera. Love the use of vintage stock footage, really adds flair to the film.

Great work! =)