Feast
Perspective - Story of the two people from the view of an oblivious dog
Motifs and symbolism - The use of different foods representing different stages of the relationship
Feast is a short film Directed by Patrick Osbourne which is an animated romantic comedy about a that puppy 2014. A man finds the puppy eating trash out of a garbage and adopts him and takes him in feeding him junk food which is left overs from the man’s usual food the dog Winston is eats gladly. The man begins a relationship with a woman which persuades the man to start eating healthily which upsets Winston’s regular diet which he is unhappy about. The couple then break up which sends the man into deep depression reverting him back to his old eating habits which winston …show more content…
Perspective is used to give a different understanding of the story and its effects on its surroundings. Winston is used to show the narrative of the relationship of the owner and his partner. Winston is eating food whilst the two ignore each other on the couch. The owner and his partner rarely have shots on them without blur. This shows the obliviousness to the relationship but an effect of it. This Narrative technique separates Winston from the couple which then suggests he doesn’t care or doesn’t know which then changes in the conflict resolution. The scene of the conflict resolution is one of the only scenes Winston affects the story of the owner and his relationship with his partner. Winston’s focus changes from his food to his owner and the shot focuses on the owners face while he is holding a herb which Winston takes and delivers to the owners partner directly connecting the two. Another scene where this narrative technique is used in the beginning when Winston is being found by the owner. In this scene Winston discovers a dropped chip and is then given another by the owner who is not in frame apart from his hand and shoe blurred. The shot focuses on winston again making the owner separate and creating it in the perspective of Winston and his view of the generosity of his owner. The narrative technique of perspective shows the relationship of Winston to his owner and how he is given food but …show more content…
Time manipulation is when the story is either slowed down to show key parts or sped up in a montage or in a time lapse. In Standby The time is constantly jumping to key moments in their relationship. This helps keep the mood consistent and shows the passing of time. This narrative technique is especially helpful showing the development of character in the amount of time available in the short film. A scene showing the acceleration of time is when there’s a series of shots of the car doors opening and closing. This is allows the viewer to be made aware and enhances the idea that so many days and events have passed during their friendship and that many experiences have taken place. This is effective in showing the way the story is told. The scenes that follow Jenny’s departure show a montage of Gary on patrol as a solo. This allows the viewer to realise how hollow he feels after her leaving. This shows a long length of time has passed while Gary is patrolling alone. He then gets a new partner and the cycle of forming a new relationship begins again. Time manipulation is successfully used in the short film helping develop themes and showing the passing of time and lets the viewers infer different moments that could have taken place helping form their relationship and the theme of partnership to
Perspective - Story of the two people from the view of an oblivious dog
Motifs and symbolism - The use of different foods representing different stages of the relationship
Feast is a short film Directed by Patrick Osbourne which is an animated romantic comedy about a that puppy 2014. A man finds the puppy eating trash out of a garbage and adopts him and takes him in feeding him junk food which is left overs from the man’s usual food the dog Winston is eats gladly. The man begins a relationship with a woman which persuades the man to start eating healthily which upsets Winston’s regular diet which he is unhappy about. The couple then break up which sends the man into deep depression reverting him back to his old eating habits which winston …show more content…
Perspective is used to give a different understanding of the story and its effects on its surroundings. Winston is used to show the narrative of the relationship of the owner and his partner. Winston is eating food whilst the two ignore each other on the couch. The owner and his partner rarely have shots on them without blur. This shows the obliviousness to the relationship but an effect of it. This Narrative technique separates Winston from the couple which then suggests he doesn’t care or doesn’t know which then changes in the conflict resolution. The scene of the conflict resolution is one of the only scenes Winston affects the story of the owner and his relationship with his partner. Winston’s focus changes from his food to his owner and the shot focuses on the owners face while he is holding a herb which Winston takes and delivers to the owners partner directly connecting the two. Another scene where this narrative technique is used in the beginning when Winston is being found by the owner. In this scene Winston discovers a dropped chip and is then given another by the owner who is not in frame apart from his hand and shoe blurred. The shot focuses on winston again making the owner separate and creating it in the perspective of Winston and his view of the generosity of his owner. The narrative technique of perspective shows the relationship of Winston to his owner and how he is given food but …show more content…
Time manipulation is when the story is either slowed down to show key parts or sped up in a montage or in a time lapse. In Standby The time is constantly jumping to key moments in their relationship. This helps keep the mood consistent and shows the passing of time. This narrative technique is especially helpful showing the development of character in the amount of time available in the short film. A scene showing the acceleration of time is when there’s a series of shots of the car doors opening and closing. This is allows the viewer to be made aware and enhances the idea that so many days and events have passed during their friendship and that many experiences have taken place. This is effective in showing the way the story is told. The scenes that follow Jenny’s departure show a montage of Gary on patrol as a solo. This allows the viewer to realise how hollow he feels after her leaving. This shows a long length of time has passed while Gary is patrolling alone. He then gets a new partner and the cycle of forming a new relationship begins again. Time manipulation is successfully used in the short film helping develop themes and showing the passing of time and lets the viewers infer different moments that could have taken place helping form their relationship and the theme of partnership to