A little time off is a dangerous thing

dean · April 21, 2007, 03:51:16 AM

So for the first time in a year, I have more than two days off work in a row [including christmas!]

Ah, sweet sweet time off. A miniscule 5 days is as good a reason as any to break out the ol' video camera as I take a trip down to the coast with a couple of friends.

SO, in order to justify this post being in the bad movies section I ask you: what should I film with my camera?

I feel like just messing around, but figure some semblence of focus will help keep us on track, so it's more like a dodgy home movie than anything fancy, but hey its all in fun!

At the moment I'm thinking of a random, fun pseudo travel documentary which gives you a look at the country-side and a bit of me rambling around. I'm trying to work either ninja's or monsters into it somehow.

Otherwise I was thinking some random horror short of some kind, but without all that pesky effort... Could go classy but maybe I won't. Still undecided

So yeah, I'm very happy about the time off, and I ask you: Is there something a no-talent hack with a video camera from Australia can film that might be worth the petrol money out to the beach?

Oldskool138 · April 21, 2007, 09:30:33 AM

Quote from: dean on April 21, 2007, 03:51:16 AM
So yeah, I'm very happy about the time off, and I ask you: Is there something a no-talent hack with a video camera from Australia can film that might be worth the petrol money out to the beach?

Yeah, Wolf Creek (2005)!

flackbait · April 21, 2007, 11:27:26 AM

I'm guessing drunk people could be worth a laugh

rebel_1812 · April 21, 2007, 12:22:45 PM

it doesn't matter what you film so long as you have a narrator doing social commentary over your footage.

Allhallowsday · April 21, 2007, 02:43:53 PM

Okay, quick and easy and you're thinking maybe scary:
Film your friends except one (perhaps yourself). Shoot that person separately, maybe obscure their face, and have that person stalking the others. You need two camera men if you want everybody to appear, so you're #1 and someone could be #2. Obviously, the stalker films everybody else, and someone else films the stalker. The camera can also serve as "the stalker."
Remember, less is more, but seeing the mysterious character immediately after the others in the same locale could yield lots of ideas and be creepy.

peter johnson · April 21, 2007, 03:20:23 PM

Bad roadside attractions and folk art!!
You know: "Crocodile Farm This Exit!" . . . "World's Largest Wombat!" -- Or someone has done mad sculpture on their mailbox or profusely illustrated their car/house, etc.
This stuff is timeless --
peter j/denny c

Raffine · April 21, 2007, 03:25:02 PM

Two words:

CANE TOADS!

Mofo Rising · April 21, 2007, 04:28:11 PM

How about this:

A young man raised by dingos (possibly Meryl Streep's kid) must fight off a horde of two or three zombies. Facing dire straits, he enters into the Dreamtime to seek guidance from a cryptic wallaby. Later, he teams up with Jacko to fight off the zombies with slingshots loaded with killer jellyfish, which contain the only toxin that can kill reanimated flesh!

Okay, so I don't know that much about Australia.

dean · April 21, 2007, 10:15:56 PM

Quote from: Mofo Rising on April 21, 2007, 04:28:11 PM
How about this:

A young man raised by dingos (possibly Meryl Streep's kid) must fight off a horde of two or three zombies. Facing dire straits, he enters into the Dreamtime to seek guidance from a cryptic wallaby. Later, he teams up with Jacko to fight off the zombies with slingshots loaded with killer jellyfish, which contain the only toxin that can kill reanimated flesh!

Okay, so I don't know that much about Australia.

This isn't actually out of the realm of possibility. I mean, dingoes aren't so common really in this area but I'd have alot of fun messing with cryptic dreamtime sequences. And bonus karma for mentioning Jacko in a post...

Quote from: Raffine on April 21, 2007, 03:25:02 PM
Two words:

CANE TOADS!

Darn it, I'm too far south for those little beasties.

Quote from: peter johnson on April 21, 2007, 03:20:23 PM
Bad roadside attractions and folk art!!
You know: "Crocodile Farm This Exit!" . . . "World's Largest Wombat!" -- Or someone has done mad sculpture on their mailbox or profusely illustrated their car/house, etc.
This stuff is timeless --
peter j/denny c

Haha, bad country mailboxs are fairly universal, if I notice any wierd ones I'll have to stop past and make fun of them. I don't think there's any giant buildings in the general area for where I'm going, since it's only about an hour and a half out of town, but I'll keep my ears open for any special places worth lampooning regardless...