Friday
May132011
The Accidental Sea
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:36AM Here's a short film I made about my favorite post-apocalyptic Hell-hole, the Salton Sea. "A haunting and devastating video," tweeted Roger Ebert.
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Reader Comments (26)
Brilliant. Eerie, beautiful, horrible. Music and footage and narration all so well done. Good on ya.
that's a really really great piece and mysteriously enough I'm planning to shoot a music videos there for some friends end of the month. If by any chance you have any advice regarding conditions, place to avoid, to go, or how complicate the place might be for a small shooting team with some medium gears that would be awesome
Thanks
This beautiful video makes me wonder whether favorite works by J.G. Ballard (The Drought, Terminal Beach) might be even more truthful than I had thought.
Saw this posted to wimp. What a fun place to explore! I wish I lived close and could do so myself. :)
man this video is sick, thanks for the thorough investigation, where is the old man's place located??
Just watched the Salton Sea video. Great!
Thanks,
Al Weiss
San Diego, CA
Where in the Salton Sea did you find this? I've been looking for a good film spot and I think I just found it
This was amazing, and exceptionally well-shot... felt like I was taken back there.
A minor point of contention: while the "sand" of the Salton contains quite a few fish bones indeed, the main component - and what your hand primarily showed us - is barnacles.
This is very similar to my own imaginary post-apocalyptic world. This place was very fascinating.
As for the video itself: I loved it, beautiful music as well!
By the way, which song did you use in the beginning?
Excellent film. I live in Virginia but find the Salton Sea (and surroundings) one of the most fascinating things in America. Thanks.
Thanks for doing this well done film. Having grown up in california in the 50s and 60s i had glimpses of the 'promise' of the salton Sea. I hadnt known how it got there. 5 years ago traveling from colorado to san diego for my sons wedding i made a point tostop and explore. Finding some of the desolation your video shows was eerie, and future revealing. I too love the desert, but found there the ghosts too dense. Great job!
Great video! Really cool visuals. I was wondering where you got the shot at 0:42 with the 'END' road sign?
hi there
I loved your short movie and I've actually checked for that area and it still doesnt exist on any maps available
amazing
anyway Can you tell me what song you used in that clip ?
I would much appreciate it
regards
M_A_Z_Z_I
bravo for this really good view on the salton sea.
Well done man. Really enjoyed the cinematography and the voice-over was very well articulated. Just all around superb work. I live near the Salton Sea so I can especially appreciate it.
Awesome. Truly amazing stuff. Well put together and thought out. You've made me want to visit a wasteland.
This is a fascinating little documentary. Great watch. Great imagery. What's the music you used? I love it!
Very interesting. Have you kept up with the Salton Sea Authority (SSA) and the attempts to remediate the Salton Sea. I came across this http://www.terutalk.com/pdf/201104_BioEnergy_Crop_Development.pdf which could perhaps help turn things around and get benefits from energy crops as well. After looking at the aerial maps on Google, I see that on both the north end and south end of the Sea, there are fertile areas, the east and west could perhaps be remediated with energy crops and green them as well?
what is the score/music used in this video?
Dude where is the exact location of the old man?!?
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Really great film. Keep up the good work.
This is amazing. I'm writing a post-apocalyptic novel right now, and this definitely helps visualize it.
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The short file is really nice, it somehow shows reality and what will happen in real life if the film is true.
I feel so strange while watching your video. I feel so sad for the nature. I know realtors do not mean to harm it but, the total failure is heartbreaking. Many animals suffered, many lives and property wasted. I pray that it won’t happen again.