[youtube]_kD_M50-V6s[/youtube] Jamie Stuart’s “Man in a Blizzard.”Roger Ebert, the renowned critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, said on Thursday that a blizzard-inspired short film shot this past weekend deserves an Oscar Award.
In his blog on the Sun-Times, Ebert said that “Man in a Blizzard” by Jamie Stuart deserves the coveted award for best live-action short film.
“This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject,” he wrote this week. “(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage.”
Ebert said the film is inspired directly from the 1929 film “Man With a Movie Camera” by Dziga Vertov.
He gave a third reason, saying that the film, which was shot on Dec. 26 in New York City, “represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency.”
“You can tell from the cinematography he knew exactly what he was doing and how to do it. He held the Vertov film in memory,” he wrote. “Stuart must already been thinking of how he would do the edit and sound. Any professional will tell you the talent exhibited here is extraordinary.”
Stuart emailed Ebert the film and a short response.
“The simple answer as to how it was done so quickly: practice,” Stuart wrote back to Ebert on the speed in which he shot the film. ”Most of the work I’ve done for the past half dozen years has been improvised online press-related shorts, which by nature requires a fast turnaround.”
In his blog on the Sun-Times, Ebert said that “Man in a Blizzard” by Jamie Stuart deserves the coveted award for best live-action short film.
“This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject,” he wrote this week. “(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage.”
Ebert said the film is inspired directly from the 1929 film “Man With a Movie Camera” by Dziga Vertov.
He gave a third reason, saying that the film, which was shot on Dec. 26 in New York City, “represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency.”
“You can tell from the cinematography he knew exactly what he was doing and how to do it. He held the Vertov film in memory,” he wrote. “Stuart must already been thinking of how he would do the edit and sound. Any professional will tell you the talent exhibited here is extraordinary.”
Stuart emailed Ebert the film and a short response.
“The simple answer as to how it was done so quickly: practice,” Stuart wrote back to Ebert on the speed in which he shot the film. ”Most of the work I’ve done for the past half dozen years has been improvised online press-related shorts, which by nature requires a fast turnaround.”
