Parallax, filmed by Sawyer Hartman was a beautiful film, filled with stunning shots, admirable characters, and contains (spoiler) a really sad ending. This is one of his first popular short-films that I loved watching. So now I guess I'm reviewing it.
Summary
Jonathan, a father/astronomer predicts a meteor shower, which he believes will cause all life to end on the surface of earth. Although no one believes his prediction, he prepares for this day by building a shelter that will house him, his sister, and his wife, as well as food and supplies for only three people. Suddenly, his wife tells him she is expecting a baby, which he hasn't prepared enough supplies or food for in his shelter. On the day of the meteor shower, all three of them enter the shelter, waiting for the end to come.
Suddenly, Jonathan "forgets something important" and leaves the shelter to grab it. His sister and wife realizes he had sacrificed himself in order for them to survive along with the baby, and ends with a beautiful wide shot of the desert sky.
Application & Review
A couple things I admire that Hartman did to make this film was his use in location and producing dramatic cinematic shots. The color scheme of the video overall fit the mood, as well as the music he's chosen, especially at the end. I plan to apply these same elements in my future work.
Hartman did an outstanding job capturing my attention with his colorful & artistic shots and using minimal but significant dialogue to explain the story. I thought the main actor, Jonathan's character did a great job, however I personally did not like the rest of the actors' acting. Also, the lighting in a few shots were a bit too dark for the context of the scene.
In general, I thought it was a great video and Hartman had shot in a beautiful dessert location. The film could've had more convincing actors but overall I enjoyed the story and the main character.
Summary
Jonathan, a father/astronomer predicts a meteor shower, which he believes will cause all life to end on the surface of earth. Although no one believes his prediction, he prepares for this day by building a shelter that will house him, his sister, and his wife, as well as food and supplies for only three people. Suddenly, his wife tells him she is expecting a baby, which he hasn't prepared enough supplies or food for in his shelter. On the day of the meteor shower, all three of them enter the shelter, waiting for the end to come.Suddenly, Jonathan "forgets something important" and leaves the shelter to grab it. His sister and wife realizes he had sacrificed himself in order for them to survive along with the baby, and ends with a beautiful wide shot of the desert sky.
Application & Review
Hartman did an outstanding job capturing my attention with his colorful & artistic shots and using minimal but significant dialogue to explain the story. I thought the main actor, Jonathan's character did a great job, however I personally did not like the rest of the actors' acting. Also, the lighting in a few shots were a bit too dark for the context of the scene.
In general, I thought it was a great video and Hartman had shot in a beautiful dessert location. The film could've had more convincing actors but overall I enjoyed the story and the main character.
Wow this sounds like a really interesting film. I think I might watch this and review it as well to see if I agree with what you said about the shots, lighting, etc. You did a great job explaining the summary and what things you liked and didn't like about the short film.
ReplyDeleteThis short film seems like it would be very interesting. You did a good job of explaining it and sharing the parts that were good and not so good. I think this was a well written blog and I would like to see this short film now. Also the layout of your blog post looks well organized and appealing.
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