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This document provides a review and summary of the short film "As Roads Cross". It describes the film's plot where a man accidentally leaves his wallet at a coffee shop and a waitress finds it. The two strangers' paths cross repeatedly in town without their knowledge, building tension. Their chance encounter ultimately leads to an unexpected and tragic coincidence. The review praises the film for focusing on how tragic things can happen to good people, and accomplishing this with a small budget and amateur actors. It concludes that despite some technical flaws, the film stands out as an outstanding student production due to its well-planned dramatic story.
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2) Examples of prepositional verb patterns such as "acquitted of", "advising against", and "beat at".
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The document provides analysis of scenes and props from a film or television show. It notes that the story takes place in a college setting, establishing the characters as teenagers and exploring their relationships. Details like a teddy bear and glass of wine are examined for how they represent a character's femininity, dual nature, and sense of class. Intertextuality through a TV show helps audiences relate to and understand the humor in the story. A clean kitchen suggests a healthy lifestyle and modern setting.
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The document discusses horror movie genres and audiences. It finds that younger males aged 14-25 enjoy demon and witch films the most due to the films' use of gore, violence, and intense special effects to create fear. These elements match what younger males stereotypically seek in horror. Older audiences aged 45-60 like the genres the least, as intense gore and effects become too much and cause disgust rather than fear, taking attention away from the story. The document supports this through survey responses and box office data on successful horror films.
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Unfriended is a found footage horror film that follows a group of teens communicating over video chat. The film received mixed reviews, with some praising its unique style but criticizing the teen dialogue. While the beginning was "cringe worthy" with unfunny humor, the film gained a certain charm as it progressed. The characters act like normal teens with personal problems, making them more relatable than the stereotypical characters in classic slashers. The found footage style and computer screen perspective immerse the viewer in the film. Though not without flaws, the acting, style, and dual sensory experience of both sight and sound make Unfriended a worthwhile watch, even if not rewatchable. The reviewer gives it a
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- 1. As Roads Cross You never know what’s around the corner... RELEASE DATE- Out now CERTIFICATE- PG DIRECTORS- Jenny Bridgwater, Laura Rawles & Chloe Hubbard CAST- Daniel Homewood, Luly Healey, Harry Quick RUNNING TIME- 5 minutes Do you remember Pulp’s ‘Common People’? ‘ Sing along with the common people, sing along and it might just get you through, laugh along with the common peo- ple, even though they’re laughing at you and the stupid things that you do… I want to live with the common people...’ At the beginning of this short, that is exactly what you are doing. You are living in a normal world with normal, common people, doing everyday mundane tasks and there is no expectation of anything out of the ordinary occurring. It all starts in a coffee shop where the lead male Jamie, a young businessman played by Dan Homewood, is innocently having a morning coffee when he accidentally leaves his wallet behind on the table. Losing your wallet is nothing more than an everyday mishap that could happen to anyone. The lead female Sarah, played by Lulu Healey, finishes her shift waitressing and see’s the wallet left on the table, she picks it up and puts it away in her bag. What Sarah and Jamie don’t know at this stage is that the combi- nation of Jamie leaving his wallet and Sarah picking it up it is what will ultimately lead to their downfall. We follow the pair as they travel into town separately and Sarah begins her shopping spree whilst Jamie goes out for lunch with a friend. Whilst both in town we see the two characters cross paths a number of times completely oblivious as to who the other character is which adds to the tension and builds up to the un- expected plot twist at the end. It is rare to find a film which focuses on the sad truth that truly tragic things happen to good people who don’t deserve it, but this unique short film highlights this fact by ending with a disastrous coincidence. Overall the film was a huge success and is a tribute to all young aspiring film mak- ers. It just goes to show that you don’t need a huge budget or hollywood actors to make a successful short film, you just need dedication and hard work, which is exactly what Green Screen Productions showed when making this short. Both actors had brief experience, Dan acting in a friends pantomime and Lulu acting in a previous student’s short film, but apart from that they were both amateurs. This however didn’t impact on the film in the slightest. Dan’s performance in particular was outstanding; he portrayed real emotion in the ending scenes which I personally didn’t expect from a student film. Unlike most short films, where there doesn’t tend to be much of a plot or storyline, this short followed a dra- matic and intense tale which was clearly hugely planned and thought out which really added to the depth of the short. There were a few dodgy cuts and a few continuity errors throughout the short but overall this didn’t impact on the film as a whole and it truly did stand out as an out- standing student film. VERDICT- Fast paced and fascinating, with a mesmer- izing twist at the end.