Category Archives: Short Films

I watched two short films, both films were less than 4 minutes long, called the “Embrace” and “Soldiers” by Hillman Curtis.   The both stories were about souls still on earth.  After watching the two films, I noticed several minor details, … Continue reading →

Hillman Curtis’s Short Films Hillman Curtis, a filmmaker, produced a collection of short films that can be found on his website: hillmancurtis.com. I chose “Roof” and “Circles” to analyze the effectiveness of storytelling by focusing on narrative, filming techniques, and … Continue reading →

If you’re looking to understand how to tell a story quickly an effectively, the short films section of Hillman Curtis is a great place to start. In “Blow Up“, Curtis combines the use of wonderful script writing and and dialogue with … Continue reading →

Embrace. – I felt so uncomfortably moved by this short film. It was obvious from the moment the couple came on the screen that the audience was getting a glimpse into a very personal, private, vulnerable moment between this couple. The … Continue reading →

At first I felt like I didn’t really understand what was happening within these videos, but I found myself really feeling for the characters by the end.  The first video I watched was Embrace, and although I cheated and read … Continue reading →

I watched Rooftop and American Spirit all the way through and then watched pieces of Table and Powerhouse Books- A musical. Trying to recall my undergrad intro to film class, it’s fairly easy to pick out a narrative style. All … Continue reading →

Hillman Curtis does it again. His shorts develop characters, not stories. You barely know the context of the film, but the reactions and emotions of the characters resonate. I apologize for my last review below- I woke up from a nap … Continue reading →

I wanted to go into watching two of these with the PSA assignment in my mind. I wanted to see how these stories were able to convey whatever message they had into such a small amount of time. I even … Continue reading →

In many ways, short films are more difficult to make than longer ones. You have to establish the characters, set the scene, and begin telling a story almost immediately because of the shortened time. The Hillman Curtis short films are … Continue reading →