Before signing off i decided to watch one last short film that was more tailored to what I am doing. The again oddly named 'Stiffy' is a 4 minute short directed by Jaqueline Wright and written by Alice Lowe. It follows a coroners short term 'Love' of a deceased woman (note there is no necrophilia) and it is a really quiant comedy that even had me laughing out loud at the end. In this the music plays a key part in the films success, as it starts out with eeire breathing (that is ironically oxymoronic in that the female is deceased by yet there is female breathing in the backround) to further eerie music as the coroner runs off before returning with a black sliding trolley. It makes out like it will be a dark film, with the actual camera quality being not great. Then upbeat guitar comes in as the coroner starts sharing love filled glances with her, ect. This adds to the dark but sweet comedic values of the film as the audience knows that the coroners twisted but ultimately innocent love affair with this dead woman will always be unrequited and feel sorry for him but yet warmed by his innocence.
This, like ''Thrush'' before it, really is boosting my affection for short film as a medium. It is such a makeshift form of art in its own way but that is what makes it so great. The continuity errors, bad camera quality, the low budget soundtracks and actors. It is all really personal and doesnt have to rely on style to appeal to an audience but rather the content.
Apart from the analytical side of things - watch Stiffy if you can. It is generally quite heartwarming and funny(even if the concept is a little sick)!
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