Length: 06:10
Logline: Some bad gangster shit goes down between two teenage girls.
The bad audio on this will leave you wondering what the heck's going on in this urban tale of gun crime, sitting in parks and talking about fashion. That and the fast talking street dialogue which is also hard to pick up, even if you watch it a few times. Having bad picture quality is more forgivable than bad sound so don't underestimate the importance of good audio in a short. We all take it for granted but when it's poor, it can ruin a production and alienate the audience significantly.
The plot is also lacking in this as well. Two girls hang out in a park then for some unknown reason, they fall out and one of them decides that shooting her is clearly the best way to teach her a lesson. Too much time is wasted on idle chit chat between characters which isn't advancing the plot, no matter how naturalistic it is. Christelle "Chrissy" and Lauren S play the warring teens and at least look comfortable in front of the camera even though this is fairly amateur. The chase scene is good with a nice laugh out loud easy disarming of a gun incident too. (Yeah, put the gun in her dead hands, it'll really look like she's shot herself in the back, lol)
Adding in a good soundtrack does pick this up a little and seems to add some richness. The gun shot effects are well done and in general, the camera work is acceptable with nice colour depth. But with the plot having little in the way of arc or satisfying conclusion, this is left feeling too made up on the spot for me.
The bad audio on this will leave you wondering what the heck's going on in this urban tale of gun crime, sitting in parks and talking about fashion. That and the fast talking street dialogue which is also hard to pick up, even if you watch it a few times. Having bad picture quality is more forgivable than bad sound so don't underestimate the importance of good audio in a short. We all take it for granted but when it's poor, it can ruin a production and alienate the audience significantly.
The plot is also lacking in this as well. Two girls hang out in a park then for some unknown reason, they fall out and one of them decides that shooting her is clearly the best way to teach her a lesson. Too much time is wasted on idle chit chat between characters which isn't advancing the plot, no matter how naturalistic it is. Christelle "Chrissy" and Lauren S play the warring teens and at least look comfortable in front of the camera even though this is fairly amateur. The chase scene is good with a nice laugh out loud easy disarming of a gun incident too. (Yeah, put the gun in her dead hands, it'll really look like she's shot herself in the back, lol)
Adding in a good soundtrack does pick this up a little and seems to add some richness. The gun shot effects are well done and in general, the camera work is acceptable with nice colour depth. But with the plot having little in the way of arc or satisfying conclusion, this is left feeling too made up on the spot for me.
Best Bit: The behind the scenes outtakes.
Worst Bit: Bad sound.
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