Short Film Review - Alone Time
One short film that I chose to watch and which has significance to my work is 'Alone Time' Dir. Rod Blackhurst. DOP. Adam Mcdaid. Synopsis -
This short film was sort of the main one which had triggered thoughts of having the theme of escapism of the mundane and monotonous lifestyles of the world we live in. It is what I based Millie's life on at first, trying to escape from the small town she lived it, wanting more from life etc, whilst at the same time being held back by her conflicting/controversial relationship with her old friend Sarah.
As well as this, throughout the short film I really enjoyed the cinematography, which I tried to incorporate to my work visually, using specific long establishing shots, obviously not having the same context of beautiful forest landscapes, but using establishing shots in mine not just to establish the setting, to have a visually positive purposeful affect.
(Screen grab of 'Alone Time')
(Screen shot of my location)
It was also the dialogue, or lack of it, in this short film that I liked an wanted to try and incorporate to my work but with my actual context and the narrative it was inevitable that I was going to have a fair amount of dialogue. But having said that I did try throughout the 2 minute sequence and in my script to really limit the dialogue and to 'Show not tell'.
The diegetic sound throughout the short film is harsh in the inner city, contrasting to the naturalistic calming diegetic sound within the natural landscapes she escapes to. This I just found interesting as it is a very simple effect to use but it emphasises the clear contrast which I found clever.
In conclusion this short out of all of the 3 shorts I watched had the most significant impact on the outcome of my script and sequence. This was through the use of all 4 of the visual tools used in film and TV - Mise En Scene, Editing, Sound and Cinematography.
(Link to 'Alone Time' Short film)
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