Short film research and evaluation.

http://vimeo.com/2203770 - Then we kissed

Opening shot is a close up of wheat grass, and the title of the short film "And then we kissed"Title fades out and the shot cuts to a close up of a male walking through the grass holding a bag. He is wearing quite casual clothes, in typical manly colours of green and brown. Then cuts to a mid shot of the man, looking worried yet determined. Gentle acoustic guitar is playing, creating a calm atmosphere.A voice over, which seems to be the male character fades in, and as he mentions a woman, the male character walks out of the shot and the woman is walking beside him. It then cuts to a long shot of the two walking side by side. She is wearing a skirt and denim jacket, she has long hair, and therefore seems to dress as a traditionaly represented feminine female. It then again cuts to an establishing shot of a huge feild and barn house in the distance. The camera pans across, but then quick cuts to a shot of two women in what seems to be a cafe. The music continues to create a calm atmosphere, along with the voice over continueing to talk about the woman. The scene cuts between mid shots of the male and female. As the voice over says " she was the most beautiful, intelligent and funny girl i'd met" The shots of the girl are close ups of her smiling, talking and laughing, she then looks straight into the camera as if it were the male. This shows the extreme intimacy between the two people. Another quick cut and the settings have changed, the couple are running down an alley, laughing. A hand held camera is used, which makes us feel as if we're there with them, enjoying their love.

Enough : Short Film, by Tor Kristoffersen.

Enough « Depict!

The Mis - en- scene in this film is really exquisite . The lighting is dark which sets the atmosphere, and reveals the characters for who they really are in a great way. The whole film is shot slightly desaturated, which emphasises the sadness of the short film.

The use of the photos of the younger boy, the alcohol, the dark street, and the boys in trackies who are stereotyped as violent, scruffy, angry and rude all fit together together to tell the story in a clever way. its great that Kristoffersen fits it all into 90 seconds.

The short film starts with the cutting to and from close ups of an old mans face, to a long shot of a group of boys. the contrast between the two different shots creates a sense of mystery, what's the relationship between the people in these shots? In the shots that include the old man, its dead silent, this creates extra tension and emphasisupon the shock that the audience is given when he suddenly becomes quite angry and violent.