Soft(Simon Ellis)'VS' Wasp(Andrea Arnold)

As you can see from the links below these two clips are very similar. Both show different people struggling on a daily basis due to poverty and politics. With wasp we are immediately introduced the unfortunate family as they leave their shabby council flat and walk down the foggy and unsettling road. The director of this short film really grabs the viewer with the mise en scene used through out. The camera angles and costumes made us pity the children as we can see the dirt and sadness which smothers them. The mother is portrayed as violent yet protective in the begging on the film as she looks out for her eldest daughter after finding out she was mistreated by another girl in the area. However the layout and theme of this setting allows us to view her also as s a rough and unfit mum as she uses fail language and actions around her young children. This is similar to Soft as the youths are also shown using bad attitude towards the working citizen, making us feel scared from the workers point of view. Unlike wasp the camera quantity changes constantly from good, clear quality (wealthy family) to low density and poor filming (youths).

Both short filmings explore a variety of themes such as love, hate, revenge and jealousy. Hate is one of the strongest themes shown throughout as in wasp the mother feels hatred upon the other mothers and people with in the pub who are more wealthy and live better lives than her, Soft also focuses on hate and jealousy as the youths hate upon the wealthy mans family as they are jealous of the privileges they have, however hate is also used from the wealthy family due to the rude children vandalized their home and attacking his son.

I enjoyed both clips as they were realist and really made me think about children my age and how their actions affect others. I preferred Wasp however as I was in more suspect watching Soft included louder tones and unsettling behavior.

Soft_Simon Ellis

Wasp_Andrea Arnold(NOT FULL CLIP!!)

60 Second Film Review

With my 60 second video I can honestly say it is an embarrassment… I am dressed inappropriately as I am wearing night clothes and look unprofessional. Personally I feel I portrayed myself as a lazy student due to the unplanned and messy layout of the clip. However, saying that, I believe I covered key points that symbolized me and allowed the viewer to receive a deeper insight to the subjects I chose and career I see myself following.

To make this video better I would have liked to have made it longer as it didn’t quite reached the given time of 60 seconds. I would have also liked to have included a variety of different points, as well as a more fun and energetic attitude. I added music to the background of me speaking as I thought it would have added affect however it drowned out my voice and took the attention of what I was saying.   

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Last week I was forced against my will to assist my younger siblings to the local cinema. It was a choice between Box trolls or the new Angelina Jolie, Maleficent. After the not so hard decision we ventured on to the 3D screening of the modernized sleeping beauty…

Being a PG production I was not expecting the children’s bed time story to be much good. I was pleasantly surprised. Director Robert Stromberg managed to enchant the viewers via the many different emotions felt by the characters. This 2014 movie was based on the 1900 Childs novel but smartly adapted to grab all ages and genders. Fantasy, Love, Adventure and Revenge were the most explored themes within the 97 minute rolling, as a vengeful fairy was driven to curse an infant princess yet only to discover she was in need of the young females help to restore the peace between mortals and immortals worlds.

I was shocked to discover Jolie taking on the main role within this fantasy film as she is mostly known for her action and suspense releases; however I think she really emphasized and brought out the two sides of an angry female. Elle Fanning played young princess Aurora who grew up under threat from Maleficent. For her age, Fanning played her character unbelievably well; leaving viewers like me believing she was actually a  teenaged girl in distress.

When getting home from my over rated and over charged trip I found and watched the 1940 version of Sleeping Beauty…the comparisons were nothing alike. Both narratives include a cursed female with an evil godmother, however within Maleficent there were less animated characters and a lot more drama. I also found and read the novel of Sleeping Beauty. I always tend to enjoy books more than digital screenings as they include more detail and are overall more entertaining. However it is the 21^st century and we find more and more generations lacking in literature and old fashioned techniques leaving them addicted to digital devices such as the cinema.

According to my 10 year old brother Maleficent was ‘wicked’ and ‘well worth the money’, seeing as he never paid, his second opinion was invalid however I agree Maleficent was a well structured and well written narrative. Robert Strombery, Linda Woolverton and Charles Perrault did an excellent job with the remaking and updating of this well known novel. I would most definitely recommend this new, seat grabbing fantasy to any person wanting their moneys worth when visiting the cinema.

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Get Off My Land_Douglas Ray

Get off my land is a short film consisting of 3 characters. A male and female (couple) and land owner. This film began with pleasant scenery of trees and wide open spaces. The couple venture through the woods to a gate leading into a large area. As they continue on they meet the not so happy land owner. This owner warns the couple they are trespassing on private land which is against the law. Disagreeing with the owner the boyfriend confronts the man about rights and responsibility. Twist within the short film, after being corrected the and owner was not very amused with the boyfriends cocky ways, goes back he his tractor and receives a gun. Loading and threatening the couple plead with the man to forgive them and let them pass through to an area of land with a public footpath. The weapon holding owner shoots the boyfriend leaving him collapsing to the floor. It is getting towards the end of the film and we begin to think the female gets out of the horrible situation alive…wrong. As the boyfriend fell to the ground she lets out a piercing scream leaving the owner to hesitate and firing at her too. The film ends with the land owner driving away leaving behind the two dead lovers. Personally I thought this short film was interesting yet too short to really relate and understand. The film being so short left me unable to know and pity the couple’s unfortunate ending, and hate upon the elderly owner. The mood without this film was continuously changing, beginning with peaceful and relaxed and ending with shock and pure interest.