Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill...with Death Star

[roseembolism]

Scooped from someone out there on the internet, we have a person who used a digital camera and an effects generator to show us the latest round of tourists to hit San Francisco during "Imperial Fleet Week".

Honestly, a lot of the elements of this are quite amateurish and obvious, but at the same time, there are some truly haunting images, like the Death Star "setting" over the hills or glimpsed behind a tree. It's this sort of effective integration of the fantastic with the mundane that can get lost in special effects extravaganzas. So kudos to the maker of this film.

Comments

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it could be cleaner, but it is a really good film just the same. I like the "home video" elements.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

For me, it's the integration of the Star Wars elements with the San Francisco skyline. Especially the Death Star; the way the atmosphere filter was applied does make it look like a big orbiting thing.

And the best thing of all? This was done CHEAPLY. Like, this gives me the feeling that a Star-Wars level film could be done on a tiny budget today.