Erased is an excellent example of what someone can do with little money and a surplus of resourcefulness.
The film's harrowing subject matter could easily rely on shock value alone, but instead focuses on the grit and grime of America's underbelly through an artistic lens, utilizing borderline surrealist lighting schemes and gorgeous stream-of-consciousness cinematography. The juxtaposition of vivid color and voice-over narration against the ominous themes of drug use and prostitution create an almost fairy tale approach in addressing society's deepest fears. Ace Fillmore proves that there is a strange, albeit uncomfortable, beauty in even the ugliest of circumstances.
The film's harrowing subject matter could easily rely on shock value alone, but instead focuses on the grit and grime of America's underbelly through an artistic lens, utilizing borderline surrealist lighting schemes and gorgeous stream-of-consciousness cinematography. The juxtaposition of vivid color and voice-over narration against the ominous themes of drug use and prostitution create an almost fairy tale approach in addressing society's deepest fears. Ace Fillmore proves that there is a strange, albeit uncomfortable, beauty in even the ugliest of circumstances.
