Post 19: Final Products

My teacher will provide you with a dvd copy of the final short film.






This is the front of my final postcard

This is the back of my final postcard

This is my final film review

Writing from the film review:

UK 2012. 6mins. Director Lauren Phillips .Production companies Kings Langley Productions. Producers: Chloe Taylor, Becky Trimmer, Charley Britton. Main Cast Rewan Harper, Jane Wright, Catherine Wells

 New young talent Lauren Phillips explores a hybrid of short film genres. Dumped portrays a combination of the French New Wave genre and the more modern British style of shorts. Being her first short film, Phillips has used a wide range of production techniques and took advantage of the young talented crew she had with her.

  Filmed in a secondary school in a pristine village of Hertfordshire, Production Designer Charley Britton has created a great setting for the short film. It’s slightly isolated background really suits the theme of the film. The camera is suitably used and the various shots sizes and angles really helps tell the story. The high angle shot of Billy and the Teacher having a conversation in the quad is an unusual yet effective shot to have used.

Dumped really captures the heart of its audience and allows them to follow Billy on his very emotional journey. Making his debut appearance Rewan Harper shows faultless ability to really step into his role. Bringing in another French New Wave style of using less dialogue, Harper uses great facial expressions to carry the audience, proving to be a wonderful new young actor.

The synopsis of the film sums it up as well as leaving room for the audience to create their own judgement in their minds, ‘Billy is trying to cope with his non-existent relationship with his mother, coping at school with the teachers and the uncomfortable life he finds himself in. When it becomes too much Billy has only one area of comfort but when he hears news that changes everything, will this area of comfort be enough for him to cope.

Using the French New Wave genre has given this short a twist and partly inspired by Truffaut’s 400 Blows, Phillips has incorporated a sensational running scene which allows the audience to truly feel the emotional journey, the main character Billy finds himself on. This again shows brilliant acting from Harper, as there is no dialogue and the audience is carried by the audio, and his facial expressions and body language really shows the character’s emotions.

For those who have very little interest or knowledge in the short film world, it could be argued the storyline doesn’t explain itself very well and so some audience members could be left wondering what happened, and not for a good reason. However those who have more knowledge will find themselves more intrigued and engrossed and will feel the true emotion of the film. Phillips has excelled expectations and proved herself as a great short film producer.