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Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters - a teenager and a young girl - who wait at a bus stop. The teenager receives messages pushing her to meet up with her girlfriend. She decides to leave her sister, who follows her into the dark and foreboding woods. The young girl gets lost and falls, becoming separated from her sister. When reunited, the older sister apologizes for abandoning her younger sister in the dangerous forest setting. The film explores themes of neglect, isolation, and family relationships through compelling performances from the child actors.
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Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters - a teenager and a young girl - who wait at a bus stop. The teenager receives messages pushing her to meet up with her girlfriend. She decides to leave her sister, who follows her into the woods and gets lost. The film starts in a contained manner at the bus stop but expands as it moves to the complex woods. It highlights themes of neglect and isolation as the vulnerable young girl is left alone in a frightening situation. The lack of dialogue enhances the emotional performances and internal logic of the film.
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Director Megan Windmill's short film "Bus Stop" follows two sisters - an older teenage girl and a younger girl - who get separated after the older sister decides to meet up with her girlfriend, leaving the younger sister alone at a bus stop. The younger sister follows her older sister into the woods but gets lost. The film has minimal dialogue but uses facial expressions and body language to convey the internal conflicts and dilemmas faced by the two sisters. Overall the film is praised for its thoughtful production and ability to connect with audiences through its portrayal of the vulnerable situations faced by the characters.
Review Draft 4
Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters, where the older sister leaves the younger one alone at a bus stop to meet her girlfriend. The younger sister then gets lost in the woods searching for her older sister. Though the film has a conventional three-act structure, it uses an unconventional shifting style from contained scenes at the bus stop to expansive natural scenery in the woods. The performance by the young actress who plays the lost sister is praised for its ability to convey angst and connect with audiences through body language and facial expressions without dialogue.
Review Draft 4
Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters - an older teenage girl and a younger girl - who get separated after the older sister decides to meet up with her girlfriend, leaving the younger sister alone at a bus stop. The younger sister follows her older sister into the woods but gets lost. The film has an unconventional structure, starting contained at the bus stop and becoming more expansive in the woods. It highlights themes of neglect and isolation as the vulnerable younger sister is left alone in a frightening situation. The performances, particularly from the young actress playing the younger sister, are praised for their ability to convey emotion without dialogue.
Review draft 3
Megan Windmill's short film "Bus Stop" tells the story of a teenage girl who leaves her younger sister alone at a bus stop to meet up with her girlfriend in the woods. The younger sister follows them into the woods and gets lost. The performance of the young actress who plays the sister is praised for its ability to convey angst and dismay through facial expressions without dialogue. Overall, the film is well-crafted and thoughtfully produced to highlight themes of neglect, isolation, and corrupt priorities through the story of the two sisters.
Audience classification
The male character seems disconnected from the situation while the female character looks similarly uninterested, following conventions of the chick flick genre. However, the film's poster references Shakespeare's "How Do I Loathe Thee" to subvert expectations and attract audiences with its literary reference. While the close positioning of the male and female characters implies an impending romance, the film's title "10 Things I Hate About You" contradicts assumptions about the plot, drawing in viewers by creating intrigue and questions about what the story is truly about.
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Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters - a teenager and a young girl - who wait at a bus stop. The teenager receives messages pushing her to meet up with her girlfriend. She decides to leave her sister, who follows her into the woods and gets lost. The film starts in a contained manner at the bus stop but expands as it moves to the complex woods. It highlights themes of neglect and isolation as the vulnerable young girl is left alone in a frightening situation. The lack of dialogue enhances the emotional performances and internal logic of the film.
Review Draft 4
Director Megan Windmill's short film "Bus Stop" follows two sisters - an older teenage girl and a younger girl - who get separated after the older sister decides to meet up with her girlfriend, leaving the younger sister alone at a bus stop. The younger sister follows her older sister into the woods but gets lost. The film has minimal dialogue but uses facial expressions and body language to convey the internal conflicts and dilemmas faced by the two sisters. Overall the film is praised for its thoughtful production and ability to connect with audiences through its portrayal of the vulnerable situations faced by the characters.
Review Draft 4
Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters, where the older sister leaves the younger one alone at a bus stop to meet her girlfriend. The younger sister then gets lost in the woods searching for her older sister. Though the film has a conventional three-act structure, it uses an unconventional shifting style from contained scenes at the bus stop to expansive natural scenery in the woods. The performance by the young actress who plays the lost sister is praised for its ability to convey angst and connect with audiences through body language and facial expressions without dialogue.
Review Draft 4
Director Megan Windmill's short film 'Bus Stop' follows two sisters - an older teenage girl and a younger girl - who get separated after the older sister decides to meet up with her girlfriend, leaving the younger sister alone at a bus stop. The younger sister follows her older sister into the woods but gets lost. The film has an unconventional structure, starting contained at the bus stop and becoming more expansive in the woods. It highlights themes of neglect and isolation as the vulnerable younger sister is left alone in a frightening situation. The performances, particularly from the young actress playing the younger sister, are praised for their ability to convey emotion without dialogue.
Review draft 3
Megan Windmill's short film "Bus Stop" tells the story of a teenage girl who leaves her younger sister alone at a bus stop to meet up with her girlfriend in the woods. The younger sister follows them into the woods and gets lost. The performance of the young actress who plays the sister is praised for its ability to convey angst and dismay through facial expressions without dialogue. Overall, the film is well-crafted and thoughtfully produced to highlight themes of neglect, isolation, and corrupt priorities through the story of the two sisters.
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The male character seems disconnected from the situation while the female character looks similarly uninterested, following conventions of the chick flick genre. However, the film's poster references Shakespeare's "How Do I Loathe Thee" to subvert expectations and attract audiences with its literary reference. While the close positioning of the male and female characters implies an impending romance, the film's title "10 Things I Hate About You" contradicts assumptions about the plot, drawing in viewers by creating intrigue and questions about what the story is truly about.
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The film Bus Stop by director Megan Windmill tells the story of two sisters - an older teenage girl and a younger girl - who get separated in the woods. The older girl is texting her boyfriend and neglects watching her sister properly. This causes the younger sister to get lost in the woods as the older sister walks too fast. While the plot is unoriginal, the technical elements like camera work and framing are of high quality. The acting of the older sister conveys deep emotion through body language and facial expressions, while the younger sister's acting lacks realism due to her age. Overall the short film is well produced technically, though the narrative lacks originality.
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This document analyzes the opening sequence of the film "Eighteen" through textual and film techniques. It discusses how the non-diegetic score creates suspense and emotion. Shots like long shots and medium shots are examined for how they connote isolation, desperation, and facing fear. Medium close ups show gender performance and stereotypical teenage relationships. While aimed at younger audiences, the sequence could have improved the dubbing and lighting. In conclusion, more sophisticated techniques could have challenged the audience more.
Pitch Updated
This document provides a plot summary, genre information, target audience details, and production details for a short drama film titled "Pitch". The plot follows 17-year-old Natalie who is struggling with personal issues and makes a series of poor choices throughout her day. The film will target females aged 15-30 from lower socioeconomic groups as the protagonist's struggles will resonate most with these demographics. Only one main character, Natalie, and a brief teacher role will be featured. Locations will utilize existing locations to keep costs low.
Inbetweeners essay
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom that aired from 2008 to 2010 about four teenage friends and their exploits seeking things like alcohol and sex. The show follows Simon, Jay, Neil, and newer friend Will throughout their later teenage years. Each episode features a humorous conflict that builds throughout and is resolved by the end. The show uses crude humor, relatable suburban settings, and trendy teenage characters and costumes to appeal to its target audience of 15-25 year olds.
Evaluation Question 1
The document discusses how two films, Matilda and A Series of Unfortunate Events, use school settings but subvert expectations by depicting schools that are deceptive and full of evil adults rather than safe environments. This adds an element of fantasy and escapism. Both films feature antagonists who are older individuals that dislike or use children for their own benefit. However, the antagonists differ in their character traits - in A Series of Unfortunate Events the antagonist openly betrays the children for money, while in the film Ink the antagonist Mr. Cross more slyly frames and betrays the main child character but ultimately gets away uncaught.
Task 2
This film represents social groups in both traditional and modern ways. Traditionally, the female protagonist is shown as vulnerable and delicate, represented by shots of her alone on a swing which make her seem weak. Men are shown as powerful and dominant, such as a shot of a stalker grabbing the swing she is on. However, some shots provide modern representations, such as one where the female takes up more of the frame than the smaller male behind her, implying she has control. Additionally, keeping the male characters' identities hidden makes them seem more mysterious in a modern way.
Film prep
we have decide to make our film about a young teenage girls who is perceived as perfect but the reality is that she's not, she has so much going on in her life which shows the opposite of how she is perceived.
Media research funsize analysis
This document analyzes scenes from a movie trailer to understand how it establishes characters, setting, and genre. It summarizes:
1) The opening scene tracks two teenagers, establishing the modern-day high school setting. Costumes and dialogue provide insights into the social hierarchy.
2) Subsequent scenes further develop the social hierarchy and introduce a desirable male character, highlighting links to feminism in the gender portrayals.
3) The trailer uses unexpected behavior from children, unlikely friendships, and emphasis on social roles to portray the film as a comedy and attract its target teenage audience.
Hyperlinks
The document describes various production elements used in a film to convey meaning and create tension, including:
1) Talcum powder was used on a child actor to portray death as ghosts are in thrillers. Makeup was also used to match thriller conventions.
2) Various props like an apron and paint supplies were used to establish a mother character as an artist.
3) Camera angles like close-ups of a child's eyes build connection with the audience to increase tension.
4) Shots and music create an unsettled mood and foreshadow potential loss between a mother and child despite an initially portrayed strong bond.
Mr 3
The film "Growing" directed by Chloe Williams focuses on the challenges of adolescent development and friendship. It follows 17-year old Georgia as she awaits the arrival of her best friend Billy to reveal that he has been accepted to Columbia University, a secret she has concealed for months. When Billy discovers the truth, an argument ensues which depicts the strength of their friendship alongside the impact of growing up and moving apart. The film examines the universal experience of losing close friends during the transition from school to adulthood.
Little Beings Magazine Review (draft 1)
This short film titled "Little Beings" tells the dark and mysterious story of a young girl named Aura whose inquisitive nature leads her into troubling situations. Directed by Lily Potter, the 5-minute stop-motion animation uses poetic narration and creepy lighting and sound design to draw viewers in. While dark in theme and meant for older audiences, it also aims to teach children the importance of obedience. Reviews praise the film's impressive technical qualities and ability to engage and unnerve audiences in just a few minutes, though some wish it was longer to further explore its mysterious world.
Evaluation Question 2
The document discusses the representation of women and teenagers in the author's film. Regarding women, it notes that the main character receives text messages focusing on her appearance and portraying her as weak, representing negative stereotypes. However, she is not portrayed as easily frightened. Regarding teenagers, it notes that the main character is constantly on her phone, representing them as unsocial, but the costumes are normal civilian wear and she tries to help herself, challenging some stereotypes. Overall, the representations of both groups rely on some negative stereotypes but also challenge stereotypes in some ways.
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- 1. Review By Jacob Ashley Director Megan Windmill’s new shortfilm ‘Bus Stop’ has an intruding form - a conventional structure with a beginning, middle and end - but the shape is unconventional.It starts contained,minimalistic and raw in style as the two siblings wait at the bus, then moves to being expansive as we enter labyrinthine pathways,concealed by dense foliage.The shape is also a metaphor,as it starts with a standard sibling dynamic –siblings paired with mutual responsibilities - at the start then becomes complexat the end. Some of the romantic aspects ofthe storyline mightcome across as cliché,if they were not balanced with an intriguing plotwith strong themes and issues,as the vulnerable young girl is abandoned in a spine-chilling situation,which really highlights the underscoring interpretation surrounding neglect and isolation. The poetic framing of the scenery matches thatof Windmill’s previous work in her social realism film introduction Addiction, however if there is a weakness in her artit is the close dynamics of relationships – emotional interactions at time lack authenticity. Despite this her directing of the young girl on her own creates a performance which speaks to the audience with such intensitythat our response rides on waves of empathyand fear. Borrowing the simplicityof films like ‘The Most Beautiful Man In The World’, ‘Two cars one night’ and ‘Bus 44’ Windmill uses the setting ofa normal mundane bus stop.The action then moves to the natural setting of a forest – mirroring the urban to wilderness transition in the firstof those films.Butwhereas the field in Duffy’s film is a place of hope inspiration and stimulation, Windmill’s dark eerie and foreboding wood is an altogether more sinister environment. Whilstwe mightexpect the acting of the younger girl Lilly to be slightlylacking in realism due to the young age of the actor herself,the performance is distinguished and outstanding.The facial expressions ofthe close up shots capture the details of angstand dismay.This capability in the actress is supported byadmirable direction from Windmill eliciting a particularly high level of performance from the protagonistin a shortwith such high stakes.This allows the audience to connect with the raw situation Lillyis left in and the deep internal conflict allows us to connect through body language and facial expressions.Lillyis seen atthe bus stop with the dilemma ofwhether to follow her sister or stay put. The lack of dialogue never results in any problems or lack of understanding for the audience because there is a solid internal logic running through each scene with each scene motivating the next more as the struggle is materialized on the girl’s face.The lack of dialogue follows the rules of Milgrom’s theoryas to have minimal dialectin order to be successful. Windmill is on record as having said how much Marilyn Milgrom has influenced her,and this is demonstrated in ‘Bus Stop’. Windmill has created a character, a world and a problem.The predicamentand dilemma ofthe older girl links to Milgrom’s idea thatthe main character should have a want, need and obligation.The older girl wants to meetup with the love interest,but she has the obligation to look after her sister butwhatshe needs is a deep meaningful relationship,which is the one she has with her sister if only she could see it. This ensures thatthe character’s problem is the heart of the film.With the representation ofage being a factor in this as the older girl neglects to show any nurture towards the younger girl, which allows the audience to understand the perhaps self-serving priorities.Kate’s girlfriend has a big impacton Kate’s decision to abandon here sister.The girlfriend plays a big part in the short, however, has a lack of screen time,which adds to the mystery of this character and their intentions. Overall it is evident that Windmill’s shorthas had a lot of thoughtput into it, and this is well demonstrated in every aspectof the production from mise en scene to internal emotions ofthe characters portrayed on the screen.If the work of Windmill continues to flourish then there will be more intriguing films being produced bythis young director. 63/ShortsMonthly/May2017 Credits & Synopsis A girl in her late teens is at a bus stop. She receives messages from someone pushing to meet up. Eventually she decides to go, leaving her younger sister alone. Who stays at the bus stop before following her sister into the woods. Inside the woods she gets lost and falls over. The older girl meets her girlfriend in the woods and they sit together until the girlfriend tries to kiss her. But the girl doesn’t want to be kissed and starts to look at her phone. The girlfriend snatches the phone and aggressively throws it to the floor. The girl screams and run off. She searches for her sister until she finds her, when reunited they embrace and the older girl says sorry. United Kingdom 2017 Director: Megan Windmill Certificate: PG Producer Megan Windmill Written by Megan Windmill Photography by Megan Windmill Edited by Megan Windmill Assistant Director Aimee Lee Production Companies Windmill Studio With 123 Production In association with Beacon Studio Cast Emily Townsend Erin Windmill Beth Izatt Runner Jennifer Windmill MAY 2017 SHORTS MONTHLY