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Free enterprise reigns in Oscar nominated short Logorama
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by: Paul Tassi Feb. 9, 2010

It can be hard to catch all the Oscar nominated short films before you're hearing their names called by Anne Hathaway at the show, but we've got one of the better ones for you here today. It’s called LOGORAMA, and it accomplishes the rather spectacular feat of cramming over 2,500 corporate logos into one 15 minute film, and the even more spectacular feat of not facing 2,500 lawsuits, as you would think McDonalds would frown upon seeing their clown-in-chief shoot the Michelin Man in the face with an Uzi.

It’s a fun game, trying to count all the logos you see in a given scene, but they fly past so fast and furiously, it’s hard to get to a hundred before giving up. A hostage crisis, a rampaging zoo, and city-wide earthquake; there’s a metaphor in here somewhere, and it’s probably a shade deeper than simple anti-consumerism. Check out parts one and two below.

 

Source: JoBlo

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Extra Tidbit: David Fincher is the voice of Pringles Man.

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Brer B8a
2:44PM on 02/10/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Stupid short film. Yes there was creativity with all the use of the logos but what a dumb story and annoying characters.
Stupid short film. Yes there was creativity with all the use of the logos but what a dumb story and annoying characters.
 
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rocketslimer
5:42PM on 02/09/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Very interesting.
Great idea for a short film. Well done.
Great idea for a short film. Well done.
 
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RiverStyx
5:35PM on 02/09/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It's a really good idea and looks awesome, but the story itself wasn't very creative or interesting. It seemed like they were trying to find excuses to throw more logos in. The pacing was kind of slow too.
It's a really good idea and looks awesome, but the story itself wasn't very creative or interesting. It seemed like they were trying to find excuses to throw more logos in. The pacing was kind of slow too.
 
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mandingo
3:53PM on 02/09/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
SLURM!
Pretty good stuff.
Pretty good stuff.
 
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MidnightAngel
1:53PM on 02/09/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Epic win for this animated short film!
Epic win for this animated short film!
 
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annihilist
1:48PM on 02/09/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Very cool. It is rather amazing that the filmmakers didn't get buried in a ton of C&D orders before they even managed to render one frame of film. I have to assume this falls under the parody exception of the copyright laws? Not sure about that one.
Very cool. It is rather amazing that the filmmakers didn't get buried in a ton of C&D orders before they even managed to render one frame of film. I have to assume this falls under the parody exception of the copyright laws? Not sure about that one.