Category Archives: Short Films

I really enjoyed these films though at times it felt like they were trying too hard to be deep. Perhaps I just didn’t get some of them. Visually I thought they were stunning and the audio was crisp and clean … Continue reading →

Roof: Captured different ways people handle emotions well. You could easily identify with each character – either as how you would act or how someone you know would act. I personally liked the music that was on the CD – … Continue reading →

I watched a few of the Hillman Curtis short films and my favorite by-far was the “Bridge” film. I like how I didn’t know at first the two were just friends — I assumed they were dating. When they were … Continue reading →

After watching a few of the Hilman Curtis short films I think the most successful thing he achieves through the film is the portrayal of the messiness of reality. This occurs with his shooting style, character development, and acting style. … Continue reading →

For this weeks’ blog post, I watched a few short films by the artist/filmmaker Hillman Curtis.  I picked three that ended up all with very different subject matters.  The first was Bridge, a short film about two friends connecting on … Continue reading →

Bridge – pretty good film.  I did like the look of it.  The writing was a little bit cheesy at times, but probably on purpose.  The actors were all right, although the guy was not as strong as the girl.  … Continue reading →

I watched three of the short films by Hillman Curtis: Roof, Soldiers and American Spirit.  This is also the order in which I watched and enjoyed the films. I think I liked Roof so much because of the angles it … Continue reading →

I watched ‘The Roof’ and ‘Embrace’.  Both films draw the viewer into the narrative with engaging dialogue that does not reveal the entire story.  Of the two films, I was more intrigued by ‘Embrace’. The audio is the strong point … Continue reading →

I really loved the Hillman Curtis films. The first one I watched was Soldiers. I come from a military family and even considered applying to The United State Military Academy at West Point instead of Elon at one point. I … Continue reading →

I really like all of Hillman Curtis’ films, they are all very unique and very well put together.  He makes somewhat mundane things interesting through audio and camera angles. Even though these were short films they still made me want … Continue reading →