Personally I think this film is for film students and the movie buff type audience. Well I loved it. There wasn't much of a plot, it's kind of like watching a documentary. But I think what made this film enjoyable was the resolution, you can say that most of the film was just a big build up to the resolution. I guess it's how "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" was like, what made that film worthwhile was the resolution of everything. Overall the acting was good and realistic, I'm not much of a Julia Roberts fan, but her performance was satisfactory. But the character I think I love the most is of course Nicky Katt's character Hitler!
Now for my opinion for this film being shot with a Digital Video Camera. I remember reading Roger Ebert's review saying this film looked like a student film. Personally I don't care too much about the quality of the pic, yeah digtial video transferred to film does look like crap compared to 35mm. As you have a good story, good acting, and whatever you shoot it with, it can work. There are benefits of shooting in digital video, it's a lot cheaper and there's more of the run and gun style of filmmaking and the process if a lot faster. All I have to say is whatever works.
Soderbergh proves that you can make a film regardless on how you make it. Just as long as there is a good story, good acting, and good direction. Ebert called this a Student Film. If Soderbergh decided to direct a science fiction film in his backyard with his kids as the characters, then I would call that a student film.
Now for my opinion for this film being shot with a Digital Video Camera. I remember reading Roger Ebert's review saying this film looked like a student film. Personally I don't care too much about the quality of the pic, yeah digtial video transferred to film does look like crap compared to 35mm. As you have a good story, good acting, and whatever you shoot it with, it can work. There are benefits of shooting in digital video, it's a lot cheaper and there's more of the run and gun style of filmmaking and the process if a lot faster. All I have to say is whatever works.
Soderbergh proves that you can make a film regardless on how you make it. Just as long as there is a good story, good acting, and good direction. Ebert called this a Student Film. If Soderbergh decided to direct a science fiction film in his backyard with his kids as the characters, then I would call that a student film.