Man in a Blizzard

By Miss Cellania in Video Clips on Dec 30, 2010 at 4:36 am

Man in a Blizzard, also possibly at one time called Idiot with a Tripod, is Jamie Stuart’s observations during the blizzard that hit New York City. It was filmed on Saturday, edited in almost no time, uploaded to YouTube Sunday, and earned a great review from Roger Ebert.

This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.
(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage. It is directly inspired by Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent classic “Man With a Movie Camera.” (3) Because it represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency.

-via The Daily What

Tags: blizzard, film, snowstorm

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GailW
Dec 30th, 2010 at 8:56 am
This is great! I missed the blizzard as I was out in CA for Christmas, and coming home to the slushy aftermath is never as fun as being here when it happens.
Tigerbitten
Dec 30th, 2010 at 10:01 am
I want to know what the street crews were thinking. I know they watch the news and I know the weatherppl said that snow was coming–so why didn’t the crews salt/sand the streets Friday night?? I can’t imagine they were so determined to get the last bit of Christmas shopping in that they ignored their duty to the city.
DBinNYC
Dec 30th, 2010 at 10:24 am
This storm didn’t hit NYC until Sunday.
PacRim Jim
Dec 30th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Had it happened in the Midwest, it would have been a minor news story. Every time it rains or snows, the Northeast acts like it’s the end of the world. Wussies.
dooflotchie
Dec 30th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I’m glad he showed the dog finally moving around a little, I started wondering if he had gotten frozen in place!
observer
Dec 30th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Absolutely beautiful. I couldn’t believe how many people were actually out in such weather. Loved the music. I too was worried about the dog, glad when it finally moved. Thanks for posting.
Bryan C
Dec 31st, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Very nice! I found an HD version up on Vimeo which I suggest watching for the full experience. A lot of subtleties, including the falling snow, are all but lost in the YouTube compression artifacts.

http://www.vimeo.com/18312392
c0ldfish
Dec 31st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
better than slumdog millionaire

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