English Essay
The short film genre opens up an increased variety of personal options for the director as they are able to address more troubling topics in reality such as war, which enables the overall message to be transferred to the audience within a limited amount of time. Short films, known for it’s creative freedom, due to lower commercial restrictions, allow the director to make personal choices and express creative ideas in a more effective way given a shorter period of time. This can be seen in the, short film Birthday boy (2004) directed by Sejong Park, which explores the innocence of children as a minute part of this world and how they don't understand the dangers of solitary life of a war stricken child. Vincent (1982) by Tim Burton …show more content…
The decisions made by the director shows this when Manuk, pretends to be a fighting soldier, using both diegetic sound and non diegetic to indicate a touching juxtaposition of Manuk’s small, isolated world with reality in which the war was occurring. Even though the film was restricted by time the director’s personal choices reflect on how the war has affected many people, even those who were not directly involved, particularly the young and innocent in many ways including isolation and boredom. By including the scene where Manuk heads through the street acting like a soldier, the director was able to make the audience question the future of the young boy, and wonder if he is destined to follow in his father's footsteps and head into a life of …show more content…
The short film demonstrates the wild imagination of a young boy who oscillates between the virtual world and reality. This is shown through juxtaposed couplets coinciding with film transitions comparing the boy as Vincent Malloy and as Vincent Price creating a gothic vibe, thus engaging the audience because of such personal decisions made by the director and his personal approach. The personal choices made by the director challenges audiences to consider the dark nature of Vincent’s imagination in comparison with a regular child. As the film was restricted by time the director decision to leave some questions unanswered makes the audience think about the results of isolation after watching the
The short film genre opens up an increased variety of personal options for the director as they are able to address more troubling topics in reality such as war, which enables the overall message to be transferred to the audience within a limited amount of time. Short films, known for it’s creative freedom, due to lower commercial restrictions, allow the director to make personal choices and express creative ideas in a more effective way given a shorter period of time. This can be seen in the, short film Birthday boy (2004) directed by Sejong Park, which explores the innocence of children as a minute part of this world and how they don't understand the dangers of solitary life of a war stricken child. Vincent (1982) by Tim Burton …show more content…
The decisions made by the director shows this when Manuk, pretends to be a fighting soldier, using both diegetic sound and non diegetic to indicate a touching juxtaposition of Manuk’s small, isolated world with reality in which the war was occurring. Even though the film was restricted by time the director’s personal choices reflect on how the war has affected many people, even those who were not directly involved, particularly the young and innocent in many ways including isolation and boredom. By including the scene where Manuk heads through the street acting like a soldier, the director was able to make the audience question the future of the young boy, and wonder if he is destined to follow in his father's footsteps and head into a life of …show more content…
The short film demonstrates the wild imagination of a young boy who oscillates between the virtual world and reality. This is shown through juxtaposed couplets coinciding with film transitions comparing the boy as Vincent Malloy and as Vincent Price creating a gothic vibe, thus engaging the audience because of such personal decisions made by the director and his personal approach. The personal choices made by the director challenges audiences to consider the dark nature of Vincent’s imagination in comparison with a regular child. As the film was restricted by time the director decision to leave some questions unanswered makes the audience think about the results of isolation after watching the