Thursday, 17 December 2009

You Tube Sensation "Panic Attack!"

Fede Alvarez's short film "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack!) .....
 
Giant Robots Destroy Montevideo
Giant Robots Destroy Montevideo

...... featuring giant robots invading and destroying the capital of Uruguay, is a YouTube hit.
 
So far it has had more than 1.5 million views on YouTube, and you can see why. 
 
 
 
 
At 4 mins 48 seconds long and made on a shoestring budget of $300 (£186), it shows what can be done these days with modern PC's and software. Mr Alvarez has been offered a $30m (£18.6m) contract to make a Hollywood film sponsored by director Sam Raimi, who directed Spiderman and the Evil Dead films.

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