Length: 02:41
Rating: ★★★★☆
Logline: A behind the scenes featurette on new movie technology invention CGI-brows.
This short is worthy of delivering a couple of laughs as it makes a mockery of the film industries sometimes ridiculous overuse of computer generated imagery. With believable performances from Derek Holt and David Brain, as with the rest of the cast, this professional output is very convincing as far as mockumentaries go. It's only the far fetched product sell that gives it away.
Dialogue is mostly commercial talk but the humour comes from the fact it's all being delivered with dead pan seriousness. "CGI-brows literally saved my daughters life" is my favourite line. There are varying versions of this film online, all at differing lengths as the filmmaker endeavours to trim the fat or to pertain to certain short competition. But throughout each, camera work is excellent as is picture quality and audio. There is a good structural build up of pace and the whole production feels competent and of a high standard. Naturally, all that makes the crap CGI stand out like a sore thumb, but I think that was part of the point.
In true DVD extra style, the film delivers the expected rock guitar riffs, interviews, successful motion picture soundtrack rip off, behind the scenes work, film clip preview, inept crew member input, plus outlandish and over exaggerated statements. There's probably not many Hollywood blockbuster movies out there that don't have a similar addition to their own extra content.
This short is worthy of delivering a couple of laughs as it makes a mockery of the film industries sometimes ridiculous overuse of computer generated imagery. With believable performances from Derek Holt and David Brain, as with the rest of the cast, this professional output is very convincing as far as mockumentaries go. It's only the far fetched product sell that gives it away.
Dialogue is mostly commercial talk but the humour comes from the fact it's all being delivered with dead pan seriousness. "CGI-brows literally saved my daughters life" is my favourite line. There are varying versions of this film online, all at differing lengths as the filmmaker endeavours to trim the fat or to pertain to certain short competition. But throughout each, camera work is excellent as is picture quality and audio. There is a good structural build up of pace and the whole production feels competent and of a high standard. Naturally, all that makes the crap CGI stand out like a sore thumb, but I think that was part of the point.
In true DVD extra style, the film delivers the expected rock guitar riffs, interviews, successful motion picture soundtrack rip off, behind the scenes work, film clip preview, inept crew member input, plus outlandish and over exaggerated statements. There's probably not many Hollywood blockbuster movies out there that don't have a similar addition to their own extra content.
Best Bit: Eyebrows moving across face. lol.
Worst Bit: Goes a over the top ridiculous in the end.
Final thought: Why no mono-brow action?
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