Video de -YouTube Awards 2007 - Top Six Finalist, Best Short Film
-WINNER Fitzroy Short Film Festival (Melb, Aus)
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Mr Roberts finds himself awoken inexplicably in a white room A man sits before him at a desk and in between them stands a black button If Mr Roberts pushes it, he will receive a briefcase filled with millions of dollars Or he can take the key to the door and leave penniless The catch? Pushing the button will result in the death of a human being What would you do?
EDIT 1 Some people have observed a similarity in the premise of this film and an revival episode of The Twilight Zone in 1986 Please note (1) We had never seen the episode and only learned of it long after we'd finished the film (2) The Twilight Zone weren't the first to do it There was a short story before that, which was in turn based on an old premise called the 'Faustian Bargain', around since the 16th century (deal with the 'devil') An almost identical premise exists in several cultures Richard Kelly is even making a film with this premise called 'The Box' (3) Our film is similar in premise, but different in plot, characters, dialogue, aesthetics, setting, moral meaning, religious undertone, twist etc Each version, including ours, aims to bring something new to an old idea Please have the respect to not accuse us of plagiarism
Additionally, we have no particular religious affiliation; this is a fictional work and its ideas are designed to encourage thought and debate, not comment on any particular theology
Our first professional short film We made it for $200 and shot it on the stage of our old school in Melbourne, Australia Fortunately, professional actor Robert Grubb agreed to act in it for free after reading the script This film took nearly a year to put together, working on it in stages and creating the 'white' effect on a home PC Please note that the younger actor, unlike his father Robert Grubb, has no formal acting training whatsoever
The Making of Black Button is now on YouTube
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Black Button Dark Heart Productions drama intense short film Crandles Grubb Faust
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swingstylez saw this on a American 1980s episode Twilight Zone - but with a red bu...
