Stiffy:I thought the short film was entertaining yet sinister. The soundtrack of a young girls voice as if like a nursery rhyme added a feel of happy times and love. Yet the story of the man falling in love with the ‘stiff’ was quite peculiar and not something that you see everyday.The camera shots were quite interesting; as the creators, Jacqueline Wright and Alice Lowe, used a wide range of editing, such as zooming in and fading out. Plus the low lighting and soundtrack adds the strange feel of pain and confusion of love.
Straight 8 have there own 'rules' when filming. They use a single camera and don't usual edit the film after production. This short film was very fascinating and quirky but I don't think the style and genre of the film would appeal to me and might not be a technique to follow. One good aspect of the film that I was inspired by was the lack of script and words, with just a soundtrack. I felt this ensured the audience to make their own conclusions of the actual story and feel more involved in the circumstances. I would like to use that type of technique in my short film.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p004pyzt - Watch the film online.
http://www.alicelowe.net/index.php?page_name=reviews - A good review of the short film 'Stiffy' with reviews of other short films also. (scroll down)
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