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12 Reviews
Reviews
The One
Admittedly I missed half of this one due to a toilet break, but my friends raved about it. Funny, and definitely in the spirit of 48 hours. Actually used the ball as testicle gag well. Production values not the best, entertainment values great.
Phillipe et l'etrang
Alright, I hope I've got this one right, was this the one with the guy listening to talk back radio? If so, read on. Haha, one of the funniest of the heat. That one shot of the guy "after only going to have a couple of beers", then lying on the ground surrounded by bottle caps as firework explosions superimpose over him, was f'n brilliant. One of my favourite visuals from the whole film. Funny, if not intentional 'surprise ending' when it just cuts to black and audio continues. I feel there were maybe a couple of technical issues that failed this team getting their final film out in it's full glory, but still an engaging final product. Lead actor was very interesting, a little spark of comedic talent there. I'd like to see more of him.
The Red Menace
Nicely shot film. Beautiful black and white gives way to a colour sequence that pops after 4 or so minutes in black and white land. For me, a little too much of a one gag story... Intense dramatic film, wondering where it's going, then, bang, pull back and reveal it's a film set in a film. Too predictable if you read their genre line. Good performances, and the art direction on that final film crew scene was awesome.
The One
Admittedly I missed half of this one due to a toilet break, but my friends raved about it. Funny, and definitely in the spirit of 48 hours. Actually used the ball as testicle gag well. Production values not the best, entertainment values great.
The Red Menace
Nicely shot film. Beautiful black and white gives way to a colour sequence that pops after 4 or so minutes in black and white land. For me, a little too much of a one gag story... Intense dramatic film, wondering where it's going, then, bang, pull back and reveal it's a film set in a film. Too predictable if you read their genre line. Good performances, and the art direction on that final film crew scene was awesome.
These Things
Well shot grabbing that magic hour light for their ending scene. The male lead had a pretty well acted breakdown moment. But was a lot of dramatic piling on. The melodrama bell was ringing a lot throughout this. A brother who can't get over the death of his father, must find his sister who has the fathers ashes before she scatters them. In my opinion, you just can't try throw that much of an emotional journey at an audience in a short film. We've got 6 minutes to get into the characters world and get on board their journey.Clever shorts are about clever moments, not the biggest moment. But good execution guys, definitely a talented team, just have a bit of growth in terms of story telling to go through-- which will always happen.
These Things
Well shot grabbing that magic hour light for their ending scene. The male lead had a pretty well acted breakdown moment. But was a lot of dramatic piling on. The melodrama bell was ringing a lot throughout this. A brother who can't get over the death of his father, must find his sister who has the fathers ashes before she scatters them. In my opinion, you just can't try throw that much of an emotional journey at an audience in a short film. We've got 6 minutes to get into the characters world and get on board their journey.Clever shorts are about clever moments, not the biggest moment. But good execution guys, definitely a talented team, just have a bit of growth in terms of story telling to go through-- which will always happen.