Short Film: “Modern Times”
A sci-fi short filmed by a Scottish art director has become what The Hollywood Reporter calls the “year’s first hot short.”
Ben? Craig, 37, used the short film, titled Modern Times, as an exercise in on-the-job training. The DIY filmmaker “relied on the goodwill of friends, with the ultimate cost of the short being sandwiches and pints at the pub,” according to the Reporter’s Heat Vision blog.
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The short film has generated interest from studios including Warner Bros, Fox and Paramount, according to Heat Vision.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of the making of “Modern Times”: