Eerie and inconceivable, Writer's Block is a short film that makes you question the human psyche and the inner struggle every writer goes through.
This 13-minute film, which was directed by Brandon Polanco and written by him and Spenser Granese, came to life in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy hit. The storm temporarily ceased production of the film, "Cold Comes the Night," starring Bryan Cranston who is best known for his roles in "Malcom in the Middle" and "Breaking Bad." While the crew waited for production to resume, Cranston devised a contest where the film's production assistants had to create a script and submit it to him. If Cranston liked the script, he would star in it and this is how Polanco' short film, Writer's Block was born.
Cranston plays a troubled writer who is being haunted by his past and a blonde-haired woman in a black dress. The film starts with Cranston struggling to write a new scene for a piece he is creating. The longer he tries to ponder about the right words to use, the more frustrated he becomes which leads to him stepping away from his work. This break introduces us to the blonde-haired woman in the black dress and the past that he seems to be reliving.
As his reality slowly blends with his past, the audience is taken on a journey of self-discovery as the truth …show more content…
Every time Cranston's character was confused or unsure of what was going on so was the audience. It's his uncertainty that makes you question not only his character but what each event means. There were moments in the film when Cranston's character was trying to make sense of everything and each of these moments gave the audience the chance to interject their own emotions and thoughts. Every scene like this was perfectly placed so the audience could digest what was going on while coming up with their own conclusions to the sequence of
This 13-minute film, which was directed by Brandon Polanco and written by him and Spenser Granese, came to life in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy hit. The storm temporarily ceased production of the film, "Cold Comes the Night," starring Bryan Cranston who is best known for his roles in "Malcom in the Middle" and "Breaking Bad." While the crew waited for production to resume, Cranston devised a contest where the film's production assistants had to create a script and submit it to him. If Cranston liked the script, he would star in it and this is how Polanco' short film, Writer's Block was born.
Cranston plays a troubled writer who is being haunted by his past and a blonde-haired woman in a black dress. The film starts with Cranston struggling to write a new scene for a piece he is creating. The longer he tries to ponder about the right words to use, the more frustrated he becomes which leads to him stepping away from his work. This break introduces us to the blonde-haired woman in the black dress and the past that he seems to be reliving.
As his reality slowly blends with his past, the audience is taken on a journey of self-discovery as the truth …show more content…
Every time Cranston's character was confused or unsure of what was going on so was the audience. It's his uncertainty that makes you question not only his character but what each event means. There were moments in the film when Cranston's character was trying to make sense of everything and each of these moments gave the audience the chance to interject their own emotions and thoughts. Every scene like this was perfectly placed so the audience could digest what was going on while coming up with their own conclusions to the sequence of