How Frehiet has influenced our Short Film.

There are certain core techniques to this piece that we have observed and shall utilise in our own production.

Fore mostly using a protagonist that we can all identify and an objective we can all empathise and how crucial that is for story-telling. It allows our viewers to take the leap, we believe in the situation (even the symbolism, and slightly fantastical elements such as the post) because we believe in him. It also gives the movie consequences; we are all wanting him to gain freedom and all devastated when he doesn’t.

The story telling without dialogue isn’t necessarily a confusing story method. We are so used to narration, dialogue sign posts and reminders to inform us on narrative. Yet camera shots and innovative editing have much the same effect, it also makes the audience think, the audience having to engage in the story can only add to the story itself.

I think a mistake to take from this is to believe that your short-film demands a political-social point to be of any worth. Yet this is not true, it’s not Lucas’ analysis of the Berlin-Wall (and its situation) that makes this compelling viewing but the passion by which he delivers it. It’s the capability of expressing that situation so articulately on screen that makes a Short Film a truly good piece of work.

Tim McNiven