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The
short film, portrays two off-centered Hobo clown detectives
who are assigned by a Fat heavenly clown to investigate
a Snake Head Fish menace. Johnson and his camera crew
use romantic distortions of several Philadelphia sculptures
as props to create ludicrous scenes that moved the story
line.
According to Johnson, "The intent was to create surreal
images often found in dreams. The tag line is that the
film captures the dream of an elusive character and
brings it to life."
He adds, "Some film sequences in Art house films do
not make sense. Things just occur and characters may
appear to do some things for no reason. In this sense,
the film is experimental but is billed as a comedy."
This short film is the second episode to the short film,
Flash McCool: Imagination, screened from last
September 9th to December 12, 2004 at the University
of Pennsylvania's Institute of Contemporary Art's video
station. Johnson plans another episode but has not finalized
the time-frame for production.
The short film was shot in Wissahickon Valley Park,
along the parkway and at pre-selected center-city locations
during the last Indian summer in September, 2004. It
was completed in January, 2005. Brilliant sunlight and
a cloudless sky enabled the filmmakers to capture magical
and picturesque images of the sculptures and a climactic
scene at one fountain.
Interested parties can find information about Flash
McCool: Something's Fishy Here at Google.com
Johnson does not know where the production and it's
images will go but he does believe that Philadelphia
culture and tourism development enthusiasts will find
the short film quite amusing and useful in their efforts
to promote the City of Philadelphia.
For more information, contact Norm Johnson at 215-713-0758
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