Length: 05:00
Logline: A young man ponders his future.
Poetry in motion is probably a good description of this short. It's all about the dialogue here as Irishman Emmet Kirwan trawls the night streets havering on at us. Structure is important in poetry and you can really hear how those rhyming lines have translated to the screen as well as bookending via repetition as well as the change in emotional content at half point. Kirwan delivers the stanzas with enthusiasm but goes off at some speed sometimes and that coupled with the accent and the odd Irish references can sometimes leave you a couple of lines behind.
There's a good mixture of shot compositions as well as handheld and static ones in an attempt to make this halfway visually interesting. You can only watch a person walking through the streets with nothing happening for so long, but there is good cinematography here and this will look great on a large screen. Lighting relies on the atmospheric street lights, which brings a nice warmth to the palette. Contrast comes with the cold light of day shots in the morning, giving a nice visual and symbolic conclusion. A moody instrumental track fades in towards the end and helps evoke a sense of possibility for the character and audience alike.
Although this is competently shot, looks good on screen, adequately performed and has been well written, this only gets a three star rating due to the amount of concentration it took me to listen to the accent only to discover it's a guy just moaning about his rubbish life. Boo hoo.
Poetry in motion is probably a good description of this short. It's all about the dialogue here as Irishman Emmet Kirwan trawls the night streets havering on at us. Structure is important in poetry and you can really hear how those rhyming lines have translated to the screen as well as bookending via repetition as well as the change in emotional content at half point. Kirwan delivers the stanzas with enthusiasm but goes off at some speed sometimes and that coupled with the accent and the odd Irish references can sometimes leave you a couple of lines behind.
There's a good mixture of shot compositions as well as handheld and static ones in an attempt to make this halfway visually interesting. You can only watch a person walking through the streets with nothing happening for so long, but there is good cinematography here and this will look great on a large screen. Lighting relies on the atmospheric street lights, which brings a nice warmth to the palette. Contrast comes with the cold light of day shots in the morning, giving a nice visual and symbolic conclusion. A moody instrumental track fades in towards the end and helps evoke a sense of possibility for the character and audience alike.
Although this is competently shot, looks good on screen, adequately performed and has been well written, this only gets a three star rating due to the amount of concentration it took me to listen to the accent only to discover it's a guy just moaning about his rubbish life. Boo hoo.
Best Bit: Bookending and good structure.
Worst Bit: Fast talking gurn.
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