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Schism
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie Title:
Genre:
Franchise:
Part of
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
2003
Original Running Time:
81 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
13 minutes
Time Cut:
68 minutes
Time Added:
0
Additional Links:
Brief Synopsis:
You never know what's on the mind of those kids today...
Intention:
I love Elephant and wanted to see if it still worked as a short film (with no dialogue of course).
Additional Notes:
Part of Consecution Six - Shut Up!.
Other Sources:
Music used:
Pink Floyd - Cluster One
Tool - Schism (Bass Instrumental)
Tool - Triad
Tool - Eon Blue Apocalypse
Pink Floyd - Cluster One
Tool - Schism (Bass Instrumental)
Tool - Triad
Tool - Eon Blue Apocalypse
Release Information:
- DVD
- Digital
Cuts and Additions:
- Cut all scenes of violence. Only 3 gunshots are heard.
- Used a book-end structure.
- Added instrumental music.
- Cut down on the characters a lot. We get introduced to 9 of them, but only Elias, John, Alex, Eric, Michelle and Nathan get substantial screentime. Brittany, Jordan and Nicole are featured briefly. Benny is a background character. Acadia, John's Father, Mr. Luce and Carrie are cut completely.
- Ambiguous ending.
- Used a book-end structure.
- Added instrumental music.
- Cut down on the characters a lot. We get introduced to 9 of them, but only Elias, John, Alex, Eric, Michelle and Nathan get substantial screentime. Brittany, Jordan and Nicole are featured briefly. Benny is a background character. Acadia, John's Father, Mr. Luce and Carrie are cut completely.
- Ambiguous ending.
Cover art by TMBTM (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Schism
User reviews
3 reviews
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0(2)
Audio Editing
9.0(2)
Visual Editing
10.0(2)
Narrative
10.0(2)
Enjoyment
9.3(3)
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
From the DVD, Neglify Shorts Vol 1, though this can also be found on Part of Consecution Six - Shut Up!
Great job of condensing Van Sant’s underrated (under-viewed) Elephant.
Video: MPEG 720 X 480p. Editing was all first rate. Several scenes could have extended a beat or two or three longer. I’m not complaining, just got caught up in the mood at times and wanted to linger.
Audio: 6 Channel AC3, 448 Kbps. On the sound system, I noticed the immediate shift from 2 channel to 6 channel. Music choices, from Floyd to Tool, blend well and enhance the short.
Narrative: Incredibly, this holds together and the germ of the story is easy of understand.
Enjoyment: I did not think I would, especially since Van Sant is a director I kick at frequently. Nevertheless, I liked this. May not rewatch often (SPOILER - film is a downer - END SPOILER). The short is poignant, brooding, steeped in fatalism.
Great job of condensing Van Sant’s underrated (under-viewed) Elephant.
Video: MPEG 720 X 480p. Editing was all first rate. Several scenes could have extended a beat or two or three longer. I’m not complaining, just got caught up in the mood at times and wanted to linger.
Audio: 6 Channel AC3, 448 Kbps. On the sound system, I noticed the immediate shift from 2 channel to 6 channel. Music choices, from Floyd to Tool, blend well and enhance the short.
Narrative: Incredibly, this holds together and the germ of the story is easy of understand.
Enjoyment: I did not think I would, especially since Van Sant is a director I kick at frequently. Nevertheless, I liked this. May not rewatch often (SPOILER - film is a downer - END SPOILER). The short is poignant, brooding, steeped in fatalism.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
V
Overall rating
9.6
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
8.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Lyrical and horrifying, with the music holding up the atmosphere superbly. The ending is open to interpretation, and given that the tragedy is well known, a departure from hard reality works really well here.
User Review
Format Watched?
Digital
S
Enjoyment
9.0
I'm a big Tool fan, so Schism kicked in I had a big smile. And that quickly turned into disorientation when i realized it was just the bass track... Which was perfect... And then you even get some jazz and odd sound effects thrown on top. It seemed so jarring and out of place, yet perfectly complemented the story. Well done. My only complaint is that it was too quiet compared to the opening music. Great story otherwise and a neat little wink-wink, nudge-nudge with the film editing student.
A