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Four Eyed Monsters (2005)

Four Eyed Monsters (2005), directed by Arin Crumley, starring Susan Buice and Arin Crumley.

01/21/2005 BR Comedy, Drama, Fantasy and Romance 1h 11m

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Four glittering eyes, two pink mouths, and eight limbs wrapped around itself taking up two seats on the subway.

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Apathy, technology, paranoia, disease and medication. Meet Arin. Arin is a shy videographer who finds it too much to handle to go out and meet girls, so he sets up an account on meester.net. The flood of responses never comes, save for one email from Susan, a struggling artist who finds her job as a waitress stifling her creativity. Susan is also on the shy side and is seeking an alternative to the classic dating situation. When Arin and Susan finally meet, that alternative dating situation comes to life as the two refuse to communicate verbally with each other, wanting to avoid bs small talk.

  • Arin CrumleyCinematography, Director, Editing, Producer, Original music, Writer
  • Susan BuiceDirector, Editing, Producer, Writer

About the film

Four Eyed Monsters, an American 2005 film by Susan Buice and Arin Crumley. It roughly follows Buice and Crumley's real life relationship; the couple initially communicated only through artistic means inspired to continue their online digital non-verbal courtship in the analog world. The film is a very low-budget digital video production but has gained attention for its use of various web-related strategies in distribution and in its ability to build an audience through the use of online resources, a growing trend among contemporary American indie filmmakers. In 2007 it became the first ever feature film to be released on YouTube. In 2010 the film was released on VODO where it was placed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike license allowing audience members to redistribute or even alter it as they wish. Since then a number of screenings have been utilized taking advantage of this open license.

The film was shot on MiniDV using the Panasonic AG-DVX100 mostly in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York, with supplementary shooting in Framingham, Massachusetts and Johnson, Vermont. It was edited on Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software. It debuted on the festival circuit in January 2005 at the Slamdance Film Festival where it was well received.

At first the filmmakers hoped to obtain a conventional deal for theatrical distribution on the basis of its success at Slamdance, but nothing was forthcoming. This is when they decided to release what eventually grew into a two-season 13 episode online series about the journey of creating the film. This attention eventually grabbed the attention of IFC TV who went on to air the film, release in iTunes and sell DVDs through Borders bookstore. IFC then stopped selling the film and for a period of time it was only available in Canada through Films We Like and UK via DOG WOOF. IN 2009 the film was relaunched on YouTube and in 2010 released on VODO.

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Four Eyed Monsters, an American 2005 film by Susan Buice and Arin Crumley. It roughly follows Buice and Crumley's real life relationship; the couple initially communicated only through artistic means inspired to continue their online digital non-verbal courtship in the analog world. The film is a very low-budget digital video production but has gained attention for its use of various web-related strategies in distribution and in its ability to build an audience through the use of online resources, a growing trend among contemporary American indie filmmakers. In 2007 it became the first ever feature film to be released on YouTube. In 2010 the film was released on VODO where it was placed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike license allowing audience members to redistribute or even alter it as they wish. Since then a number of screenings have been utilized taking advantage of this open license.

The film was shot on MiniDV using the Panasonic AG-DVX100 mostly in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York, with supplementary shooting in Framingham, Massachusetts and Johnson, Vermont. It was edited on Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software. It debuted on the festival circuit in January 2005 at the Slamdance Film Festival where it was well received.

At first the filmmakers hoped to obtain a conventional deal for theatrical distribution on the basis of its success at Slamdance, but nothing was forthcoming. This is when they decided to release what eventually grew into a two-season 13 episode online series about the journey of creating the film. This attention eventually grabbed the attention of IFC TV who went on to air the film, release in iTunes and sell DVDs through Borders bookstore. IFC then stopped selling the film and for a period of time it was only available in Canada through Films We Like and UK via DOG WOOF. IN 2009 the film was relaunched on YouTube and in 2010 released on VODO.

Plot

A shy videographer (Arin) and an uninspired artist working as a waitress (Susan) meet on the Internet and spark a relationship. Fed up with the usual dating game, the two decide to not communicate verbally, only through artistic means to see if they can make it work.

Video podcast

Out of their creation of the film, the Four Eyed Monsters podcast was born. It played on various places on the web, and episodes 9-13 debuted on IFC as a featured web series. Episode 3.5 featured a cameo by Chicago filmmaker Mike Krumlauf.

Awards

Best New Directors - 2005 Brooklyn International Film Festival

Chameleon Award - 2005 Brooklyn International Film Festival

Student Jury Award - 2005 Newport International Film Festival

Special Audience Award - 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival (Runner up)

Special Mention - 2005 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival

Nominated for Best Cinematography - 2007 Independent Spirit Awards

Nominated for John Cassavetes Award - 2007 Independent Spirit Awards

Winner of the Undiscovered Gems 2006 Showcase - Awarded 50K towards further theatrical release and 50K for a TV deal with Sundance Channel still under negotiation.

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External links

Official website

Four Eyed Monsters at IMDb

Free download at VODO

Text from Four Eyed Monsters on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Eyed_Monsters

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What is Four Eyed Monsters about?

Four Eyed Monsters: Apathy, technology, paranoia, disease and medication. Meet Arin. Arin is a shy videographer who finds it too much to handle to go out and meet girls, so he sets up an account on meester.net. The flood of responses never comes, save for one email from Susan, a struggling artist who finds her job as a waitress stifling …

Who directed Four Eyed Monsters?

Four Eyed Monsters was directed by Arin Crumley and Susan Buice in 2005.

Who stars in Four Eyed Monsters?

The cast of Four Eyed Monsters includes Susan Buice, Arin Crumley, Brad Calcaterra, Lindsey Andersen and Julia Ann Ames.

How long is Four Eyed Monsters?

Four Eyed Monsters runs for 71 minutes, or 1h11.

How much did Four Eyed Monsters cost and how much did it make?

Four Eyed Monsters had a budget of US$ 250,000 and took US$ 245,000 at the box office.

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