Circus Animals

Fantastic short with a simple idea that was well executed. Well done on the acting - the story was easy to follow with consistent sound, cinematography and clever editing. Technically a well rounded film that may have a shot at the finals.

The One Room genre is going to be a wild card in this comp. the short was simple yet well executed! City Finalist for sure!

Great use of the prop and a simple, yet riveting story. Good acting, camera and sound with polished editing. Shows that limited dialogue in a short can work. City finalist I think. Well done!

Excellent acting and pacing with a great finish. Loved the one room set-up and cinematography - and definitely the best use of the prop in this heat - actually central to the film instead of an afterthought. Kept it simple with the result being a less ambitious but high quality film in comparison to many other entries.

One of the best films to come out of this heat! Great use of the prop!

Pure simplicity; Story well executed; Best use of bent wire!

Great short movie. Excellent use of the prop. Overall everything was there. Possible city finalists

Brilliant. Kept it simple, but executed it well. Great use of the prop, and beautifully shot/edited. Hope they go further.

Great choice of room. Idea very simple, perhaps a bit too simple and predictable. Very well executed and finished.

Funny and well acted. Clever, however the twist in the end is the story's greatest plot hole: the current would have given both a shock and not just the person earthing it. Wonder why the film was called Circus Animals.

This was a great short film and could also exist outside of 48 hours. A simple premise of two people in a room playing a game with one of those games where you have to get the wire loop around a metal structure without touching it or you get a shock. One of them is cheating and getting the best of the other guy. Short, well paced with some good acting and nicely shot. Good use of the one room genre mixed with revenge. A good film to see to show what can be achieved with restrictions of time and location. They embraced it all and made a brilliant little film.

Great editing - snappy shots set a cracking pace. Background music was great too, very suave

This was a great short film and could also exist outside of 48 hours. A simple premise of two people in a room playing a game with one of those games where you have to get the wire loop around a metal structure without touching it or you get a shock. One of them is cheating and getting the best of the other guy. Short, well paced with some good acting and nicely shot. Good use of the one room genre mixed with revenge. A good film to see to show what can be achieved with restrictions of time and location. They embraced it all and made a brilliant little film.