Lucky film maker is a Youtube star !
I found a really interesting article on the BBC news website and I want to share it with you and ask you some questions!
A producer from Uruguay who uploaded a short film to YouTube in November 2009 has been offered a $30m (£18.6m) contract to make a Hollywood film.
The movie will be sponsored by director Sam Raimi, whose credits include the Spiderman and Evil Dead films. Fede Alvarez’s short film “Ataque de Panico!” (Panic Attack!) featured giant robots invading and destroying Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. It is 4 mins 48 seconds long and was made on a budget of $300 (£186). So far it has had more than 1.5 million views on YouTube. “I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,” he told the BBC’s Latin American service BBC Mundo. “It was amazing, we were all shocked.” The movie Mr Alvarez has been asked to produce is a sci-fi film to be shot in Uruguay and Argentina. He says he intends to start from scratch and develop a new story for the project. “If some director from some country can achieve this just uploading a video to YouTube, it obviously means that anyone could do it,” he added. YouTube recently revealed the most watched videos of 2009. Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle topped the chart with more than 120 million views worldwide of her debut on the show. Prepare for the article and ask a friend these questions:
- What is your favourite film?
- Are there any famous film makers from your country?
- Have you ever uploaded anything to Youtube?
- How many different kinds of film can you name? For example; horror, comedy etc.
Did you understand the article? Let’s take a closer look:
1. What did the producer from Uruguay do in November 2009?
2. How much was the contract he was offered?
3. What happens in the short movie?
4. How much did the movie cost to make?
5. How did Mr Alvarez feel about the offer from the studio?
6. What was the most watched film on Youtube in 2009?
Now it’s your turn!
What has been your favourite video clip on Youtube in 2009 and why ?
Post back a comment and I will correct your Spelling and grammar for you.
Go and see Pebbles on Thursday 25th at 4:00pm GMT to talk more about your favourite Youtube clips.
Wow,It’s a nice vedio,So many elements in a short movie,cool!Thanks,shiv!
This year,I don’t watch youtube a lot,but I think this vedio is very interesting,Let people know English is very important,If that big size woman can speak English well ,They probably avoid that fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rm4SazjKsQ
Hello
This video its fantastic, I think a lot of people had talent to make films, but this is realy cool, and for that budget sound better. I saw a lot movies with milions in butget and are realy bads..
Now he gets a contract for 30 m and he will change his life, good for Mr Alvarez.He deserve to make a big movie.
This topic is really interesting to all the kids in our highschool group. Thanks for the great read.