Category Archives: Short Films

The two videos I chose to watch were Embrace and Table. Embrace- I like the circle camera motion at the begin. It centers everything in on the couple and the moment they are having. It also slowly reveals the woman’s … Continue reading →

I watched Soldiers first and Wow. One of the most powerful two minutes of film that I have watched. At first the camera angles and use of color with the soldier lends itself to him being at the cemetery with … Continue reading →

Circles: Very busy with the jumps cuts for a simple narrative. I understand the art direction but the jumps cuts was almost dizzying. Story was ok, I get the point of have the ghost girl representing the spirit world and … Continue reading →

Movement Study was an interesting short film, that documented various people in front of a white screen moving. It was from the waist up and they were preforming various forms of interpretive music to the song. At the end it … Continue reading →

The first movie I watched from Hillman Curtis was “Roof.”  I felt that this story was told very well with limited visual effects and 3 characters.  The film making techniques laid out an easy to understand video for me.  We … Continue reading →

Bridge This was a pretty interesting short film. The shots that were very clear and the different shots and angles were clear as well. As for the characters that are acting in the short film they could have done a … Continue reading →

Embrace The amount of stress and tension that is exuded by a strong embrace is palpable in this short film.  Through a dynamic exchange of emotional weight and burden, the two characters are able to take turns in who has … Continue reading →

I watched three short films from the selection on the Hillman Curtis site, Bridge, Soldiers and Roof. The thing that is difficult about appreciating and even making short films is that they’re almost a snippet of a larger story but … Continue reading →

I thought these films were pretty well done, especially for evoking emotional responses and bonding with the characters even in a few minutes. I watched Embrace and Bridge in this series. Embrace I think made sense only after reading through … Continue reading →