An all-Columbus team whose science-fiction short "Aidan 5" competed in the 48 Hour Film Project last year. Contestants have two days to create a film from scratch using a genre -- as well as one character, one prop, one line of dialogue -- assigned to them just before they start.
The competition is held in dozens of cities across the country annually with thousands of filmmakers participating.
The four-minute film tells a futuristic story set in Columbus in which the cloning of detectives, launched to enhance crime solving, backfires when criminals clone themselves, too. After winning first place in the 48 Hour competition held in Columbus, the film was second runner-up in March at Filmapalooza, part of the Miami International Film Festival. That recognition paved the way for it being shown at the Short Film Corner at Cannes, France, on May 19, 2009.
Columbus team leader John Jackson got thrown out of art school. Intimidated by finding locations for all the different genres he drew on his love of illustration to find a creative solution. He worked with illustrator Ben Brown who drew black and white backgrounds for their winning sci-fi film, Aidan 5. Jacks storyboarded the script at 6am on Saturday, and Ben Brown was on set, in fact he was actually drawing the set, as they shot the footage. Brown drew the background separately on multiple layers so that elements such as the furniture could be moved around. Using all green screen shooting there were able to incorporate the illustrated backgrounds for a very unique look.
They have been overwhelmed by the feedback about the short, and have launched a web series project expanding the world of Aidan 5 with several shoot days sceheduled this summer. For more information check out their website: http://www.aidan5.com/
Here's the film AIDAN 5:
The competition is held in dozens of cities across the country annually with thousands of filmmakers participating.
The four-minute film tells a futuristic story set in Columbus in which the cloning of detectives, launched to enhance crime solving, backfires when criminals clone themselves, too. After winning first place in the 48 Hour competition held in Columbus, the film was second runner-up in March at Filmapalooza, part of the Miami International Film Festival. That recognition paved the way for it being shown at the Short Film Corner at Cannes, France, on May 19, 2009.
Columbus team leader John Jackson got thrown out of art school. Intimidated by finding locations for all the different genres he drew on his love of illustration to find a creative solution. He worked with illustrator Ben Brown who drew black and white backgrounds for their winning sci-fi film, Aidan 5. Jacks storyboarded the script at 6am on Saturday, and Ben Brown was on set, in fact he was actually drawing the set, as they shot the footage. Brown drew the background separately on multiple layers so that elements such as the furniture could be moved around. Using all green screen shooting there were able to incorporate the illustrated backgrounds for a very unique look.
They have been overwhelmed by the feedback about the short, and have launched a web series project expanding the world of Aidan 5 with several shoot days sceheduled this summer. For more information check out their website: http://www.aidan5.com/
Here's the film AIDAN 5:
