Friday, September 30, 2011

Cowboys & FreddieW (ft. Jon Favreau)


Cowboys & FreddieW (ft. Jon Favreau)

Directed by Freddie Wong

United States, 2011 (3 min 31 sec)

Freddie Wong is a popular Youtube filmmaker notable for his video game related videos and special effects. In this video, Freddie is accompanied by Jon Favreau on the set of a Universal backlot. A small western duel with some out of place gadgets and guns takes place.

This video is the result of Favreau contacting Freddie to do something related to “Cowboys and Aliens.” This video is clearly star driven as it deviates from Wong’s usual themes of video games. It seems to me that Favreau saw with as an opportunity to give a popular film maker more exposure while at the same time promote his new movie further. I think this video is worth looking at because I found it very interesting that a Hollywood actor and director would take notice of a Youtube star and provide him with a chance for more exposure. It's pretty shocking to see someone you follow on Youtube suddenly star in a video with a celebrity.

1 comment:

haley schattner said...

As the only person, maybe not anymore, who has seen "Cowboys and Aliens" in class, I like this short because the effects are great. Also, I like how I understand all of its cultural references. As a star-driven film, it parodies other star-driven films, from "Transformers" to "Back to the Future".