on October 26, 2009
This extended fake-trailer/short film from Richard Gale has been the fan fave of the recent festival season, just laying waste to audiences wherever it has played. It’s been online via pirated Turkish video carriers, where I rather sheepishly admit I first saw it—but at long last Richard has put a legit copy up on YouTube. Extremely funny, even if a couple of minutes should have been knocked off its 10min runtime. Still, highly recommended. You’re going to want to post this to your facebook page.
Watch The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon at: YouTube
via Worst Previews
“This was the best route to take with my film,” says Mr. Gale, a three-time Los Angeles Area Emmy winner, who rejected paid offers from short film distributors after his film won 12 awards on the festival circuit. “I would’ve been prohibited from releasing it online for years, had I gone with a short film distributor, and likely, only a few cable channels would have run my work. Traditionally, even Oscar-winning shorts rarely get seen by the general public. Now, I can showcase my work on YouTube full screen, in HD quality. And my film is gaining a following.”
—via PR Newswire
So true. Of course he definitely had a crowd-pleaser on his hands rather than an artistic short film, so he was more likely to find an audience on the web. I’ve shown this to friends who aren’t necessarily into shorts, and they loved it.