I joined Vimeo about a month after the Obstructionist #1 project ended, but I wanted to give it a go anyway. (http://www.vimeo.com/obstructionist)
The project involved each director using the same script (written by Adam Deeves) and coming up with a unique video. "One script, many films."
Anyway, I attempted to film the scene with a strawberry and a banana. It was a quick project - conceptualized, shot, edited, and uploaded in one evening.
Hope you enjoy!

My entry in the "One script-multiple short films" project:
vimeo.com/forums/topic:3403

All entrants interpret the same script (by Adam Deeves) in whatever way they choose. More info can be found on the Obstructionist Channel:
vimeo.com/obstructionist

The original idea was to choose 1 script and have multiple directors shoot their own versions. The only rule was to retain all the words from the original script.

This was done as part of the first Obstructionist Challenge. I reworked and rearranged the words from Adam Deeves' script to make something similar but new. I haven't gone through it too closely, but think I used every word in the script. You'll notice we also used some liberal use of repetition.

Shot in the Cedarburg South Africa, Kolkmanskop Namibia, Drotsky's Cabin in Botswana, and on the Okavanga Delta in Botswana.

Apologies for the bad sound. Lost half of the footage and much of the sound when my HV20 was stolen in Namibia. All footage captured on a Panasonic AGDVX100 since the angles with the HV20 were lost. Uploaded as HD even though it is not. Hoping it will allow for better resolution on vimeo.

Thanks to Madel, the Okavanga Poler, and Augustino, Pablo's doppleganger, for being there in the real world doc footage so we could add it to the mix during the edit. Loved to see more people take a crack at either this script or future Obstructionist projects.

SteveR's entry is first in! Hopefully this sets the standard for absolute brilliance from here on in! And nice tie-in to the Marmite craze.



SteveR says:

I used Babel Fish to translate Adam's script into French:
babelfish.altavista.com/

I would like to thank my two actors, Bill Newsinger and Dawkeye, for their courage in taking on the French language.