Vincent Haycock is a director known for music videos and advertisements. His short film "Loved on Water" tells a story through intricate imagery and a memorable execution inspired by his passions. The film uses camera techniques like an opening shot from the water's perspective and sound to reflect the thoughts of the main character in prison. While the film won no awards, Haycock was nominated for an Emmy for his title design work.

1. Short Film Research
Loved On Water – Vincent Haycock
Jenna & Morgan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCVho08ftZc

2. Director – Vincent Haycock
• Vincent Haycock is known mainly for directing
adverts and music videos, his work reflects a
range of disciplines such as musicians and
athletes.
• He uses his knowledge of narrative and imagery
to create intricately designed landscapes which
add to the effects of his production.
• Haycock gets his inspiration from his passions
(art, design, storytelling and fashion) to tell tales
with an iconic and memorable execution.

3. Awards
• Loved on Water won no award, neither was is
nominated for any.
• However, Vincent Haycock was nominated for
an Emmy for his title design for the popular
television programme Nip/Tuck.

4. Textual Analysis
• The opening of the short film is a shot of the sea, with
the camera at water level, bobbing up and down out of
the water. This is effective as we don’t know which
perspective the camera should be at, the first
impression is that the camera is from the angle of a
surf board, however the surfer doesn’t arrive at the sea
for a few minutes.
• The pace of the film reflects the main characters
thought process at that time, he is reminiscing about
what he misses about life outside of jail. While we hear
him we see, who we assume is his son, doing the
activities he is describing in such detail.

5. Textual Analysis cont.
• The use of sound adds to the effect of the camera
technique. The use of almost silence in the prison
room shows that the prisoners thoughts are with
the sea, which we can hear quietly with the
prisoner but louder when we cut to the surfer.
• The film itself is not entirely explained as we
don’t really know why the man is in prison and
we only get hints to the identity of the young
surfer. This adds to the mystery started by the
mans’ storytelling.