For anyone who would claim that you cannot make an amusing, effective, and professional short completely on computer, there is "Elevator World." Even better than that, the film is really rather simple. It has no characters, in the traditional sense, and no story, really. Yet the film will make you chuckle with knowing delight.

Mitchell Rose offers up a short essay on the "spatial politics" of the elevator. He uses charming yet simple computer generated graphics to illustrate his amusing and pointed remarks. It's really a fun film, one that all filmmakers should see. It shows how a simple idea can become a fully realized and clever short.

Don't be surprised if you see this popping up at festivals and TV shows all over. It's not only groundbreaking, it's funny as heck.

Notes:

Rose is a choreographer. The film grew out of a slide show presentation he developed to go between dances at programs he worked on over 10 years ago.

The film was made on a Mac and took about 10 weeks to create. The budget for the film "was about 20 bucks - a roll of film for the photograph," claims Rose.

Rose also narrates the film from a script he wrote.

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