I chose this short due to it's amazing pacing and beautiful backgrounds. Que Dalle depicts childhood frustration and angst in an incredibly effective way, using tension to make the two and a half minutes seem like 30 seconds. It built up tension through a variety of methods:
- Sound - increasing the volume and also the urgency of the dialogue, as well as layering the sounds (e.g. adding the stick hitting against the gate)
- Shot selection - use of close up shots
- Shot length - the shots became shorter and shorter as the tension built
- Colour - the environment became darker and moodier
The first thing to note about them is the lighting is incredibly well done, giving the environment depth and realism despite its painterly approach. It's also used as a tool to help setup the mood of the short, as most of the backgrounds feature a vignette/an almost black foreground.
The colour choices are quite saturated but at the same time dark, with simple surfaces being created with multiple hues, making the backgrounds something you could stare at for ages.
I also love the style of them: brushstrokes being visible and bold, as well as elements being less detailed than others to guide the eyes around the painting.
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