Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Week 4 - Big Screen to Small Screen

3 Short films

One of my favourite short films is by my friend Kelsie Rimmer. We had to make a short arthouse film in class last year to post on the internet. She won a couple of awards for it and also won the title for 'The young filmakers' award on the Sunshine Coast. Her video is below. She filmed it all herself, acted in it, edited it and sang and edited all the music. The younger girl is her sister. I think it is brilliant because she captivates the audience with unique shots and thrilling noises. The graphic imagery is also very captivating. The editing in particular has movement, its constantly changing and going to the pace of the music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCJAlneA7qM

This short film is an animation that is very well made and has an interesting storyline. It could easily be a scene in a movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-cFHeoXAw8

Doll face is a really awesome short film. Its about a robot face being programmed by the way it is expected to look and be.
In the youtube comments bobthemagicianman says: 'What a phenomenal video, in a matter of a few minutes this director was able to convey so much. To me this is a statement of societies constant desire for beauty, excess, and our perpetual discontentment of self. The television, which is so apropos, represents the influences that are pushing us into this patterns of destruction and its movements a representation of how its images are and will always be just out of reach.' I agree with him fully.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl6hNj1uOkY

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