Coursework

Short Films

About a Girl

  • Social realism
  • Handheld tracking 
  • Dads still trying to be young 
  • Mum-lottery ticket trying to get away
  • Focus on visuals to tell deeper story
  • Children idolize their parents 
  • Flash backs 
  • Reality of what shes saying mirrored in shots 
  • Character development
  • Twist at the end change of mood 
  • Only sunlight if other side not on her
  • Themes of family/social cycles 
































Connect

  • View of the world changes when she makes a connection
  • Mise-en-scene shows commute, day to day
  • Mans performance, both out of place in the city
  • Enigma of if it will turn into a crime drama
  • Both left with new outlook and optimism 
  • No dialogue
  • Blurs line between fantasy and reality 
  • No atheistic difference between fantasy and reality 
  • I like the switch between fantasy and reality






Curfew




Elephant

  • Documentary style
  • Casual killing style- waiting for traffic
  • Tracking shots
  • No character development/narrative
  • Set in Northern Island 
  • Produced by Danny Boyle 
  • No sound
  • Everyday killing
  • Based on real incident reports



High Maintenance 

  • Boring 
  • Twist at the end 
  • People constantly wanting more 

La Jetee


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