"Snow gently falls ... Steam envelopes the nightmare ... Iron is the Will."

short of the day 008 & video of the day 033

Zack Snyder's

SNOW STEAM IRON

duration: 4 min 6 sec, released: September 19th, 2017

Short Effectiveness =
100% in its Zack Snyder execution of his signature style and storytelling.

Feature Viability = 70% in its full feature silent movie approach potential that depend heavily on the effective visuals complemented with appropriate and fitting score.

“What can you do with your talented friends & family, no money and a weekend?”

a case for the productive weekend for his holiday outing:

+ Positives +

Fully recognized and embraced his own particular style and signature flairs, Zack Snyder apply his expertise in every part of the short with his stylized shots and 'patented' slow-mo cuts coupled with fittingly atmospheric and tense score, adding to the atmosphere and building up tension.

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Telling the premise effectively with just the appropriate visuals and highlighting the effects on the main female protagonist and how it triggered to finally fight back with fitting bloody retribution.

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Another filmmaker venturing into a new filming medium and use it effectively to its fullest potential with his cinematography looks almost similar or even on level with his big motion pictures of before, giving iPhone more credibility as a viable moviemaking tool. That's how you develop the art!

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Deciding to finish his principal photography of Justice League before tending to a family tragedy befell one of his daughters, it is commendable for him to put his work first and now he have the time to spend with the family members, his passion for the art is still going strong as he executed this small project as an effective breather between the taxing big studio projects.

? Main contention ?

One of the main criticisms of Zack's track record is in his ability to tell comprehensive story with relatable characters without relying too much on cinematic scenes that might lack substance ... this short burst is a perfect aesthetic representation of the director himself, for better or for worse.

- Negatives -

Synonymous with his previous attempt in Sucker Punch, his depiction of women and violence against them could be viewed as necessary evil to motivate her revenge spree or straight up glorification with the end result didn't fully justify what's being presented on screen. To each its own.

Cast

Victoria Jacobsen, Samantha Jo, and Kristin VanOvan ...

- Synopsis -

“Snow gently falls on the blood-stained streets of a seedy out-of-time New York City. Steam envelopes the nightmare unfolding within its narrow alleys. Iron is the will of the one who would dare to resist… fight… survive."

(Zack Snyder [BvS, Man of Steel, Sucker Punch, Watchmen]. Genre - Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Jungle Warfare)

- IMDb [7.5] -

Lesson Learned:

Step back and stripped down all the artificial stuff and use your only own skills to know whether or not you still have it. In this instance, he certainly do.