For those of you old enough to remember VHS tapes, the way that this short film starts and the way it was shot, will feel very authentic and familiar to you.
You do not discover the names of the two individuals who feature, but "Mr Blonde" as I will call him, does a very novel piece to camera, where you see him looking at you, but from the reflection of a mirror, his back is actually to the camera. Mr Dark, also does the same thing and you quickly realise that this is when they are being totally honest about their feelings towards each other, about their current predicament and about what they want from the future. It's an excellent method of highlighting how people can live and love each other, but want totally different things out of life.
You will find our "Boys", quite often looking out of the window, pre-judging what the passers-by are like, the lives that they lead, just by the way that they look. Just the way we did when we were that age. It is through their discourse, that we start to learn what these guys want from life, you see and hear snippets of their hopes, fears and aspirations.
It's fascinating to listen to two people talk whilst they are distracted, observing others. It's almost as if all of our personal barriers are dropped and we start to honestly communicate with each other. Slowly, whilst you listen to them, you, the viewer seamlessly become the observer yourself as you start to make opinions and decisions about the two.
As the short film progresses, you see that the lives they have are not as happy as they could be. You watch them explore the differences that are keeping them where they are and explore their fears and anxieties that they both will have to overcome, before they can embark on life's great journey, together.
You quickly learn just how hard it is for anyone to overcome their fears and just how necessary is it for someone to understand and help them overcome those barriers.
For those of you who are fans of Wade Radford's films, you will enjoy this short film as is a wonderfully natural piece of writing and acting from two very talented individuals. It was lovely to watch and empathise with someone without cost to you or them. You will also recognise the room that most of it is filmed in. I can wholeheartedly recommend it for you to watch.
You do not discover the names of the two individuals who feature, but "Mr Blonde" as I will call him, does a very novel piece to camera, where you see him looking at you, but from the reflection of a mirror, his back is actually to the camera. Mr Dark, also does the same thing and you quickly realise that this is when they are being totally honest about their feelings towards each other, about their current predicament and about what they want from the future. It's an excellent method of highlighting how people can live and love each other, but want totally different things out of life.
You will find our "Boys", quite often looking out of the window, pre-judging what the passers-by are like, the lives that they lead, just by the way that they look. Just the way we did when we were that age. It is through their discourse, that we start to learn what these guys want from life, you see and hear snippets of their hopes, fears and aspirations.
It's fascinating to listen to two people talk whilst they are distracted, observing others. It's almost as if all of our personal barriers are dropped and we start to honestly communicate with each other. Slowly, whilst you listen to them, you, the viewer seamlessly become the observer yourself as you start to make opinions and decisions about the two.
As the short film progresses, you see that the lives they have are not as happy as they could be. You watch them explore the differences that are keeping them where they are and explore their fears and anxieties that they both will have to overcome, before they can embark on life's great journey, together.
You quickly learn just how hard it is for anyone to overcome their fears and just how necessary is it for someone to understand and help them overcome those barriers.
For those of you who are fans of Wade Radford's films, you will enjoy this short film as is a wonderfully natural piece of writing and acting from two very talented individuals. It was lovely to watch and empathise with someone without cost to you or them. You will also recognise the room that most of it is filmed in. I can wholeheartedly recommend it for you to watch.