The Use of "Sweding" in Film and Its Possible Limited Shelf Life from Violating Copyrights

Be Kind Rewind Progresses the Already-Going Trend of Amateurs Re-Creating Film Classics

By Gregoriancant, published Mar 02, 2008
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Consider a new filming technique neologism to be born now thanks to the French (via filmmaker/innovator Michel Gondry)...or maybe, indirectly through a fictional filter, Sweden. Maybe, too, this will finally put an end to the backlash against the French and the thought (during the "Freedom Fries" era) that the French and all their ideas were useless to America. After all, France did provide numerous useful film techniques that are still employed today...complete with their original French terms. How ironic that the word "Sweding" is actually an amalgam of American-European-Scandinavian sensibilities--with a French mind behind the whole thing somehow (or, actually not surprisingly) giving amateur filmmaking a higher standing in the realms of art. With Michel Gondry-directed "Be Kind Rewind"--bet on a renaissance of budding filmmakers who don't have any other opportunities elsewhere to start running with the idea of "Sweding"--and perhaps making a very cerebrally French idea into a very mainstream pastime.

I'm sure you've already heard about the term "Sweding" in the press at the time of this writing. It'll probably be a household word (at least where creative individuals live) before the end of this year, despite having the threat of being burned out and becoming just a trend that won't last. The worst case to that is the age of Youtube when likely the Top Ten videos of the day in ensuing months will be Sweded films. Let's just hope Sweden isn't offended when they really had nothing to do with this in real life...

The Use of "Sweding" in Film and Its Possible Limited Shelf Life from Violating Copyrights

An indirect (in a fictional universe) thanks to Sweden for bringing on the new film technique of "Sweding." Since a Frenchman invented it--we have proof France doesn't want to take the credit for everything...

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I had never heard this term. I was expecting something kinky... Now I need to go hit PirateBay and find that movie... *cackle*

Posted on 03/03/2008 at 2:03:17 AM

 
ects.

Posted on 03/02/2008 at 5:03:43 PM

 
Okay, you heard the man. All of you get out there right now and start Sweding your favorite films and start charging for people to watch them. That'll show them lawyers. Just in case you think I'm being sarcastic, I'm not. The more Sweded films there, the less chance of lawyers and the studios taking over this arm form that has a very good potential of creating better art than original. Is there anyone out there who seriously thinks they couldn't improve on the big budget crap Hollywood delivers weekly like Brothers Grimm, The Departed, or any John Travolta movie? If the lawyers do get involved, it's not going to be due to copyright reasons. It's going to protect their clients from being exposed as the mostly inartistic, uncreative and monotonous purveyors of boring idiocy that attacks the intellect like a Dana Perino press conference. Let's those camcorders humming, my friends. And don't forget to buy Pinnacle Ultimate or some other software program that allows green screen ef

Posted on 03/02/2008 at 5:03:28 PM

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