The Return uses a relatively simple story line and a subject that is relevant to most people. This makes the film immediately relatable and therefore more gripping for an audience. The camerawork is aimed to intrigue us, they show glimpses of scenes and flashbacks, piecing the story together bit by bit so we only find out what has happened close to the end.
Simple but effective locations are used to express the relative nature of the situation and the possibility of it happening to anyone. The film uses stereotypical characters to represent anyone in society, the careless teenager busy on their phone, the housewife mother and the innocent child.
The palette of the editing makes gives the film a stylised effect much like an advert which I think encourages the moral meaning behind the film, promoting safe driving.
Concrete won the Bombay Saphire imagination series short film challenge. It's a comedy with thriller elements and is clearly a higher budget, professionally made short. It has a variety of excellent locations and props including an all turning and twisting secret box.
The budget and experience put into this short clearly shows in it's exciting story line that keeps us wondering right until the last couple of seconds. It also has an wide variety of camera angles and shots with a colour palette that enhances the feel of night time and the mystery behind the box, dark colours and boosted effects.
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