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Uploaded by on May 21, 2009

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

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  • Nice! What software do you use to chroma key?

  • Thanks for the kind comment.

    I used Sony Vegas and After Effects.

    - Ben

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  • 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

  • This is some good stuff!

  • Good job! You are my Sony Vegas hero.

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

  • YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!

  • Hey, it's Clark :)

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

  • Ben,

    Making this makes you simply amazing.

    Eve.

  • Looks extremely good! Great job!

  • 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! =)

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