"Man in a Blizzard," by Jamie Stuart |
This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.
(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage. It is directly inspired by Dziga Vertov's 1929 silent classic "Man With a Movie Camera." (3) Because it represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency. It was filmed during the New York blizzard of Dec. 26, and Jamie Stuart e-mailed it to me with this time stamp: December 27, 2010 4:18:18 PM CST. |
I wrote Jamie Stuart asking how in the name of heaven he made that film. He e-mailed in return: |
"The simple answer as to how it was done so quickly: practice. |
Amazing short video, Ebert deems Oscar-worthy.