Bottle

     This week's short film was entitled, Bottle. Bottle was a very interesting, fresh short film. I loved every minute of it. It's story line is much more impressive than that of Between Bears. Bottle showcases a typical love story of beings unable to be together. The ocean separates the two love birds, snow-woman and sandman. Because of their separation they began sharing different aspects of their environments with each other through the use of a glass bottle. I love how the director used the beach (which is hot) and lake (which is usually cold) as locations to film. That was really innovated and cool.
     The natural lightening from the locations was great. The way the sun hit the ocean and gave it a nice glare was a nice touch. The way the waves hit and crashed gave interesting sounds to the film. The structure of the snow-woman and sandman were awesome. The director turned a simple story line into a new, unconventional short film. This one has to be my favorite so far.

Between Bears

     Between Bears as a short film was okay. I really could not find a purpose in it's message, figuring it had one. Aside from that, the composition of each frame, the sound and music, lighting, shapes, and the overall animation was great. I love animation films and I really liked this one as far as it's direction. I love the shapes of the characters and objects in the film. It was really different and unique. The lines the sunlight created in the film added depth to the frame.It made the frame fresh and interesting.
     The music that played in the background added calmness to the film and made me feel relaxed. The film overall was relaxing, besides me not finding a purpose or meaning. The colors that were presented in the film were soft colors, except for the bright red scarf that were on the characters. That, to me, added flavor. I did like though, how the bears went through the different seasons and landscapes as they journeyed along. The landscapes were drawn perfectly. I think the film's overall composition was great, but it lacked purpose and meaning.

Pivot

     Pivot started off soft and positive. The guy was out and about taking pictures of his surroundings. The animation was different, but a good different, I haven't seen an animation film quite like this one. I liked how when the guy moved, his movement was shown. But just as some bad things happen to good people, this happened to him. As he was walking and snapping pictures, he stumbled upon a murder. His camera began snapping away at the murder scene capturing the criminal and the victim. The criminal gets upset and begins to chase the guy with the camera. I liked how the director decided to shoot the film from a third person point of view. It gives the audience the choice of forming their own opinion about the situation.
     As the criminal continued to chase the guy with the camera, the sounds of them running, opening and closing things, panting, and running into things created more intensity. All of a sudden the tables turned and the roles changed. The camera falls in the criminal's hands and the gun falls in the camera guy's hand. The chaser became the one being chased. The new criminal finally catches the guy with the camera. He kills him. Just as he murders him an on looker with a camera captures the situation. And it continues.

Plastic Bag

     After watching the short film Plastic Bag, I was inspired. The film made me really think. I think the director did a good job in making the plastic bag take on human characteristics. The life of the plastic bag can easily be related to a person who is lost in the world with no direction in search of it's purpose. I took two very important messages from the film. The first, the most important, was to recycle. I feel if the bag was properly disposed then it would not had to make that long, lonely journey across the world. Secondly, finding purpose out of life is very important. 

     In my opinion, I felt the director used the life of a plastic bag to signify a person who is lost in the world trying to find purpose. The colorfulness of each scene clearly represented the world and all the wonderful things it has to offer. The plastic bag, lost in that world, takes notice. The bag begins to embody the world, after being disposed of, rolled over, and left unnoticed. Nothing could stop it on the search for it's purpose, even after trials, tribulations, heartbreak, and loneliness. With great use of space, natural lightening, and natural scenery the director conveyed the message of searching for purpose in the world very well.