As I mentioned in my earlier comment, the information behind the making of this movie (Shot of credit cards and such)obviously didn't have any bearing on the two competitions the movie was entered in. Check out the awards it won. I know for a fact that the CINE Eagle award is not an easy one to win, as there are hundreds of entries each year in that competition, so the fact it won, despite the low budget, says something.
A couple friends of mine shot a sci fi short in Super 8, and they did things like stretching the ship as it goes into hyperspace INSIDE the camera; long before effects done on computers at home was even an idea in some computer guy's head. The movie, FIRST CONTACT, was one of a few that the CINE Eagle competition got a copy of to send around to other countries. So the budget should be no constraint when imagination can accomplish so much more.
A couple friends of mine shot a sci fi short in Super 8, and they did things like stretching the ship as it goes into hyperspace INSIDE the camera; long before effects done on computers at home was even an idea in some computer guy's head. The movie, FIRST CONTACT, was one of a few that the CINE Eagle competition got a copy of to send around to other countries. So the budget should be no constraint when imagination can accomplish so much more.