Teaser Trailer: Five Short Films From RSA’s Carl Erik Rinsch, Jake Scott, Greg Fay, Johnny Hardstaff, And Hi-Sim
You might rememberAdam Berg’s Dark Knight-Inspired Short Film Carouselwhich offered an exploration into one single frozen moment of time in a robbery gone wrong in one Hard Boiled-inspired continuous tracking shot. The Philips-funded short won the Film Grand Prix Winner: at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Well Philips is hoping to recreate that magic, and this time has commissioned five filmmakers fromRidley Scott Associatesto create a series of groundbreaking short films in a genre of their choice. All of the films feature the same unifying theme. RSA directors submitted forty-five treatments and Philips selected five it believed were most ground-breaking. The films explore the most popular genres of filmmaking including drama, action, animation, sci-fi and thriller, and were shot on location in Uruguay, London, Moscow, China and South Africa.
The project is entitled Parallel Lines, and the five directors are:Jake Scott, Greg Fay, Johnny Hardstaff,Carl Erik Rinsch, andHi-Sim. A few of these filmmakers have been profiled on the site in the past. Carl wasoriginally attachedto direct a remake/prequel ofAlien, but that fell through, and Jake Scottguest bloggedfor /Film during Sundance, where his feature filmWelcome to the Rileyspremiered at the fest. I’m interested to see what these filmmakers can do with a narrative too big for a commercial or music video.
you’re able to watch a teaser trailer promoting the upcoming release of the five films, after the jump.
Teaser trailer:
More information about the films:
El Secreto de Mateo:Young Mateo, his companion and their secret in the touching drama. Directed by Greg Fay.
Jun & the Hidden Skies:Jun meets the dragon in the animation adventure. Directed by Hi-Sim
Darkroom: An investigator zooms in on his subject in the future film noir sci-fi thriller with a dark secret at its core. Directed by Johnny Hardstaff
The Hunt: Carl sights his prey in the mystical horror. Directed by Jake Scott.
The Gift:A robotic manservant flees the police in the futuristic action thriller.Directed by Carl Erik Rinsch.
The films will be released on April 8th 2010.
Thanks to DannyTRS for the tip.
