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Entry: Air Baldrick |
| vitualis posted 2006 Jan 13 19:47 |
Download here: http://shortfilm.videohelp.com/video/air_baldrick_(small).avi Author: Dipstick Name of short film: Air Baldrick Short blurb about the film This short film is about Air Baldrick doing what he likes best. Behind the scenes: I made this film to help support the Film Contest. How this was done This was filmed using my DV-Cam and edited in Premiere. Sponsors None |
| lumis posted 2006 Jan 13 20:23 |
| wow, that dog was kicking that kids ass. |
| redwudz posted 2006 Jan 13 22:46 |
| Very nice. I liked it. :) |
| MeDiCo_BrUjO posted 2006 Jan 14 09:31 |
| Good video, I liked it too. |
| DeadLamb posted 2006 Jan 17 05:30 |
| that's one happy dog!
reminds me of the time I bought a big cheap rubber ball for my dog to chase in the back yard, thinking he would bat it around like my other dogs did in the past.. errrrr but as a 90+ pound Akita mix he only chased it one time, caught it, bit it, popped it.. game over :lol: |
| ozymango posted 2006 Jan 17 17:42 |
| Reporting from the field 17/1/06, from my journal entries from the end of day 3 of the Festival:
So much to do and so little time! I've managed to catch quite a few more movies today and this is definitely one of the best festivals I've ever attended. The movies, the crowds, the exuberance ... just amazing. I know I'm behind in my list of films reviewed but there's so much going on, I'm just letting it all sink in and enjoying every day. But don't worry, I'll cover all the films before it's over! There was a gala celebration last night at the hotel across the street and wow, can those people party. Everybody who was anybody was there, but I spent most of the evening chatting up a very attractive actress named Wanda, who was (barely) wearing this eye-catching little belly dancing number, and she mentioned some film she was in that was premiering here but I didn't catch the title, I was too busy admiring her, uh, assets. So she ends up coming back over to my hotel, we have a few drinks, a few encouraging words are exchanged, some clothing is removed, she turns out to be a man ... not that there's anything wrong with that. For other people, that is. But this was the second day in a row that ended with me puking up my guts in the bathroom. So I'm taking some quiet time for myself in my room for now, catching up on my writing. With all the great feature films playing it can be easy to overlook the documentary entries, which is a shame because many of these are equal or superior to your typical blockbuster. Yesterday I was lucky enough to view the touching documentary "Air Baldrick," and then got to talk to "Air" Baldrick himself, after the show. It was a day I'll never forget. It was a bittersweet experience watching the film; the auditorium was only half-full, and many in attendance knew of "Air" Baldrick only as the spokesman for AARF, the American Association of Retired Freethrowers, and not the hard-playing, high-jumping, record-breaking, game-transforming basketball superstar of the early 90's. Of course, kids today are used to seeing b-ball dog players dancing in music videos and shilling for heartworm medication, and don't realize that none of this would exist were it not for "Air" Baldrick. In any case, I found the film, though submitted in the basic documentary category, much more than that. It's an emotional tone poem, a touching if fleeting glimpse of an athlete who changed sports forever. The director, Dipstick, shows us not just dry facts, but art, and heart. Perhaps one could argue that in doing so, he risks losing those viewers who want to see examples of how the game is played today -- all fur and fangs, signifying nothing -- and who won't truly appreciate the graceful, even dancelike form of "Air" Baldrick doing what he does best. The musical score is moody, even wistfully evocative, of both a player and a time that have come to pass. I confess, I wiped away a tear as the screen faded to black. 5 stars out of 5. After the show, "Air" Baldrick was in the lobby, signing (okay, pawing) autographs, and he graciously sat down (on command, even!) for a little one-on-one conversation with me. I must confess, I was a little nervous talking to him, as he is of course one of the all-time greats and deserving of much more attention than this film was getting, but he was a most gracious canine, who only drooled a little. My questions to him are in bold. Thank you so much for your time, AB. I know I'm not supposed to gush but you're one of my idols, it was great seeing you in action. You're very welcome. But as for seeing me in action ... [laughs] ... well, I'm pretty much retired now, you know ... my hips are going, I'm shedding more and more every day ... but I can't complain, it's been a good life. So I take it the film wasn't your idea? How did it come about? No, not at all. Dipstick's been a friend for years and he kept after me for the longest time with this movie idea of his. [laughs again] He'd hide cameras everywhere ... in my food bowl, next to the fire hydrant ... said he wanted to capture the "zeitgeist of my everyday life" or like that, dunno what that means, maybe it's a pull toy or something. But he did a great job and he cut out at least a few of the embarrassing parts, didn't catch me sniffing other dogs' butts or drinking out of the toilet or anything like that [more laughter]. You seem pretty content, in your retirement. I am, I really am. But I've always been pretty grounded, off court, lived and played clean. Gotta give a lot of credit to my bitch for that, though, she keeps me in line. And I wanna set a good example for the pups. You have a large family? Well, there's the 39 kids and 253 grandkids, it does make for some busy Christmas shopping. You were top dog in b-ball for over six years ... 42 years, actually, from my point of view. [laughs] Sorry about that, 42 years. You were truly a pioneer, you started it all. Thanks, but to be honest, I was really in the right place at the right time -- Gus the Mule really started things when he opened up football place kicking to equines, and without him there wouldn't be donkey basketball, which really got things moving for us four-legged types. And sure, I had a great run but I was just following in the paw prints of Air Bud. He was the sport's first golden Golden Retriever. Everything I learned, I learned from him. Also he warned me never to sign with Disney films, "they just screw the pooch," he always says. [laughs] Yeah, he and I go way back, used to chase cats together back in the 'hood. You two were in obedience school together, is that correct? Yeah, not that we ever graduated. Don't get me wrong, we didn't run in the pack or anything, we just spent all our time playing b-ball. Not like young pups today who end up in the pound every weekend, we were pretty naive, I guess. So is it safe to say that you don't approve of the behavior of some of today's b-ball stars? Oh, they're not bad pups, I don't wanna imply that. But it's a different world, ya know? We had it pretty easy back when I was a pup -- daily walks, fresh kibble, a new shoe to chew on every month. But nowadays ... hell, it's a lot easier being a Golden Retriever, people don't cross the street when they see you coming. I'm not sure what you mean. I mean let's face it, you look on the court today and the game is dominated -- and rightfully so, I think -- by Standard Poodles. And it used to make me sick when I'd be in the kennels before a game and some Retriever would be talking smack to a Poodle ... "Come here, Fifi, I've got a bone for you!" ... I never put up with that [dog doo], he'd be off my team just like that. So you see prejudice in the sport? Not so much anymore, thank Dog. Hey, they just elected a Chihuahua to the head of the Dog Basketball Association, you think that would've happened even two years ago? [shakes his head, then laughs] But hell, nothing's perfect, and for every bad thing there's a hundred good things, so I don't wanna sound bitter. I'm not bitter, I'm happy. I really am. I can tell, your tail is wagging. Thank you very much for talking with me today. Hey, the pleasure is all mine! More to come in our ongoing coverage of the Baldrick International Film Festival! |
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