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 

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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
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Curfew

• Like the film Drive 
• One of my favorites
• Dark Humor 
• Fantasy and reality
• Addiction real life issues
• Phone becomes his lifeline
• https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2012/04/curfew-life-and-near-death-in-new-york-in-19-incredible-minutes-067223
• Turned into the full length film "Before I Disappear"

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
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High Maintenance 

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

La Jetee

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