Comments on: Panic Attack

By: El Vez

El Vez — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:15:52 +0000

I think Jason hit the nail on head here, the budget of Independent film can really be made to look at big or as small as the filmmakers decide. The one thing many filmmakers often forgot to put a price on is the time and dedication they’ve put in. If it took 2 years to make, what about the 2 years of electricity, 2 years of food and drink, 2 years worth of medical treatment for RSI, 2 years of presents to make up for time away from family and love-ons etc!

By: Jason Sondhi

Jason Sondhi — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:33:34 +0000

I think the much ballyhooed figure of $300 is accurate, it’s just misleading. What did the computers and the software cost? What is 2 years worth of labor from skilled animators worth?

By: L

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:37:19 +0000

Good short, but I’m not sure I buy this… I’m a filmmaker, film, not DV, and I know what it takes to make a film, at a “no budget level,” and I don’t think the budget of the short is accurate…

http://vimeo.com/7093147
http://vimeo.com/7339043

By: Daniel Bottoms

Daniel Bottoms — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:16:41 +0000

I love a happy ending. The world blew up ,what’s my motivation to keep watching?

By: El Vez

El Vez — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:21:26 +0000

Good point Matthew.

Panic Attack is most definitely a shining example of money well spent

By: Matthew M. Foster

Matthew M. Foster — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:49:36 +0000

As a short film, compared on an equal footing with all other shorts, “Panic Attack” is pretty good, but nothing really special (being just an effects sequence). However, when judged on the basis of quality for cost (i.e. the way all discussions of “Clerks” end up), this may be the greatest film ever made.

By: Short of the Week time | Directors Notes

Short of the Week time | Directors Notes — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:08 +0000

[...] I kicked off my first spot as a ‘full-timer’ with a little bit about Fede Alvarez’s special FX laden short – Panic Attack. [...]