It’s time to purge. Out with the old to make room for the new. And I’ve got quite the collection built up. The Mikes over at Forgotten Cinema and their partnership with PlayReely.com put out a call to people trying to connect two movies with the least amount of actors between them. Each week, I participate by giving my answers in the form of a one minute video. This is my collection.
This one was pretty self-explanatory. It’s a running gag that almost went into the promotion of THIS batch of videos where I make it like the Mikes are paying me (they aren’t).
A little insight on me. There was a time I wanted to be a Private Investigator. I was a bit of a night owl, I love drinking coffee and I had patience to wait things out. Eh. Oh, well. I think I made the right call. Look at me now!
If I had a roll of gauze, I was going to set myself up as a “burn victim”. Showing my devotion to the bit. Unfortunately, or in this case, fortunately, I got my point across. Note to self: Tell my day job they need to update their First-Aid kits…
Hey, both movies this particular week truly were “forgotten”. Also, they were period pieces. To acquire a particular look would be outside of my wheelhouse. Lucky enough, I was able to find my in with wording.
I was literally traveling this day and there was no time to do anything fancy, especially with all eyes on me in a busy airport. Plus, I wasn’t too sure where I could or couldn’t film. I’ve always said, good thing I can think quick on my feet.
Time Change is also a factor. As I said, I was actually in Malta (not Vegas as previously claimed), which is 6 hours ahead of The States.So, while everyone at home were waking up, I was out and about taking in the sights and after a long day, I would have to make a video. “Boo-hoo! Poor Chris!” I know, I know…As soon as I wrote that out, I realized how it sounded.
Simple premise; Music. Now, I don’t have a lot of vinyl, but I had enough to flip through for a minute of time. PLUS I used the lyrics from The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’ (with some liberties) to connect the two movies.
Okay. This was kind of a deep cut (no pun intended). Because of Chris Rock’s character in Nurse Betty being obsessed with scalping, I posed as a ticket “scalper”. Get it…? Eh…? Ugh. Whatever.
I’m all about props. Since I didn’t have two other guys to hover over a crib, I swaddled MY baby (she’s 146 months old) and sang her a lullaby. They are so precious at this age, no?
On Mondays, when Forgotten Cinema reveal their curated Reels, my mind starts working. I ask myself, “How can I connect these two movies?” And “What is the theme?” Once I answer those questions, I begin to think of video ideas. Sometimes my best ideas come from the most unlikeliest of places…
Sometimes my day job gets hectic and messes with my creativity. Other times, the stars end up aligning and my ideas get their proper gestation. For example, previous videos of going on a trip, I was able to go with the flow in a particular situation (i.e., being at the airport). For my white worm documentary, I had the day off. So, I utilized my time wisely. I’d also like to add, this was days after the Videodrome video. Had I been at work, this wouldn’t have happened. But, as I said, stars aligned.
Another fortuitous situation! I had this day off as well. But also, the weather was cooperating and this was right around the release of the series Crystal Lake. So, the timing of camp themes was rampant! And I absolutely LOVE themes! They’re right up there with props. Again, if I was working, I’m not sure what I would’ve come up with.
I hope you enjoy watching these as much as I do making them. 24 hours in my Instagram Stories is a blink and you miss it amount of time. That’s why I gather them up and unload them HERE. Giving you necessary context for when they were originally posted.
And until next time, keep it REEL.
