Fly on Out: gorgeous short shot on super slow motion Phantom Miro High Speed Camera

“Fly on Out,” above, is a short film by Robert Kolodny from Brooklyn-based production collective House of Nod. They explain:

The film was shot on the super slow motion Phantom Miro High Speed Camera, thanks to a grant by AbelCine and Vision Research. The film is a colorful kaleidoscope of kinesthetic imagery showing off all the grit and beauty that is Brooklyn.

The story features an eleven-year-old boy who is chased through the streets, project houses and basketball courts of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. As residents of the neighborhood, the team aimed to provide the audience with a hyper-stylized look at life beneath the J train. Many of the film’s actors were local residents found while shooting on the street. From handball to sneakers over telephone wires to barbershops and bodegas, "Fly on Out" is a refreshingly classic look at Kings County.

More about Robert Kolodny, Fly on Out, and House of Nod: houseofnod.com, or follow @houseofnodfilms on twitter.

• [noah django]

  notwithstanding that I really liked this film; the shorter, younger kid encumbered by a large cage outrunning two taller, older boys failed to suspend my disbelief.  it’s beautiful, though.

• [Dr. Sideshow]

  Some good shots in the movie but, for me, the most irritating thing is slow motion is used without a single purpose here. And, worse, it’s even full of silly moments – like the bottle crash – seemingly set up just to show how cool the equipment is.

• [sharkzombie]

  Truly awful acting. Not the kids fault, the director’s. Take out the forced dialogue and leave the SFX/music and you’d have a much better film