Short film research: (Alma/Thriller)

 The film is called Alma and it is an animated. Short film. The film starts off from a high angle, showing the main character skipping down an alley. The main character turns around to find a doll looking back at her through a store window. A close-up shot of the characters face shows that she is curious in the doll. She walks up to the door of the store, and even though it is closed, she enters. She knocks over another doll, and after she is done, picking it up, the original doll she was looking for, has disappeared from its spot. She looks around the store and sees that it reappeared on a shelf. As she climbs up the shelf, close-up shots of the other dolls revealed that their eyes are moving. This short film does not have any dialogue, giving it an eerie feeling. When she finally touches the doll, her view switches to that of the door, showing that she has now been trapped inside the doll. This perspective changed is shown through a fisheye lens at a high angle, looking down on the store. After this is shown, all of the other dolls, on the shelves’ eyes move, showing that she is just the latest to be trapped. The film uses quiet diegetic, and non-diegetic sounds. One thing that I like about this short film is the eeriness throughout and the confusion that it sets. Because it is an animated film, props, lighting, costume, make up, and acting all do not have to be accounted for because they are all artificially created. One thing I do not like about this short film is the pacing, as I felt it was too slow. I think the most interesting technique used was the inclusion of such a obscure setting, such as a doll shop. Other than this, I look forward to using these techniques to better my groups project hopefully by doing these, I can cr


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