SPIDER-MAN : A Day in the Neighborhood

Spider-Man: A Day in the Neighborhood, 3min,. USA

Directed by Michael Fernandez

Peter Parker deals with yet another work-life squall courtesy of his famous Parker luck. While it seems he can’t ever catch a break, he’ll never stop trying, even if that means swinging from a toilet.

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Review by Andie Kay:

With great power comes great responsibility. If you’re unfamiliar with Uncle Ben’s ( NOT the rice
guy) famous words, you ought to be. In 1962 Stan Lee & Steve Ditko created our favorite web
slinging hero along with a slew of wonderful heroes and villains. Superheroes have captured our
imaginations and motivated us to become better versions of ourselves for decades.

Spider-Man: A Day In The Neighborhood would definitely make Stan Lee proud. This fan film
was written and directed by Michael Fernandez. Like a true superhero, Michael also did the
cinematography. The stylized framing is reminiscent of a comic book and whatever filter the
filmmakers used gave it a subtle drawn effect, which I loved. Another element that made my
geeky-girl heart go thumping was the text blurbs that were inserted to give it a comic feel.
The web effect that was used was so insanely well done, I couldn’t tell if it was an in-camera
effect or one added by Andrei Nastasa ( Visual FX & 3D Environmental Design ). Getting to
watch Spidey swing through the cityscape was incredibly realistic and frankly, AWESOME! Huge
props to Nick Maracich in his Animation design work. It was all accompanied by this perfect
score done by Tim Bob.

Julian Ojeda portrayed Peter Parker and his voice over was sensational. He found Peter’s wit
and charm all the while giving him that vulnerability we’ve come to adore. His on-camera
portrayal was just as fantastic and made me believe he was Spider-Man. The costuming talents
of Alexa Valme for creating Julian’s Spidey suit blew my mind, it looked so good.

So…here’s the thing. If this group of ( obviously ) talented filmmakers can make a Spider-Man
fan film this good. I’m dying to see what they can create with an original superhero character.
(I bet it would be seriously EPIC)