The short film "The Most Beautiful Thing" is about a teenager who believes a girl he likes is ignoring him, but discovers she is deaf. They communicate through a notebook and grow closer. He later sees her with another boy and misunderstands the situation. She explains the other boy kissed her without consent. The film follows conventions of short films by having a small cast, a storyline, and taking place primarily on a bench where the couple met. It explores themes of never judging based on appearances, love, and strength.

1. The Most Beautiful Thing
By Nell and Lucy

2. Guess what the film is about
• The short film 'The Most Beautiful Thing' could be based on
many different things, but what do you think it's about?
• Discuss with the person next to you and come up with two
ideas of what you think the film could be about.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8psM4LWXk

3. Storyline
• The film involves a teenager who thinks that a girl he likes a
school is ignoring his attempts to talk to her, however then
finds out that she is deaf. They then start communicating by
using their special notebook and throughout the short film
become closer and closer. He then tries to make her talk,
however she says no and you can tell this makes him feel
guilty. The next day at school he sees the girl on a bench
with another boy, and then sees them together the next day
and gets the complete wrong idea. She then says this all to
him and how the other boy forced the kiss on her. He then
asks her to prom using sign language, bringing them even
closer together than before.

4. Film
• 'The Most Beautiful Thing' was written, directed and edited
by Cameron Covell. It stars starring Nick Lopez and Analisa
Gutierrez, Also with Cameron Herbst, Madison Kirkpatrick,
and Tim Wagner.
• This short film was also the winner of the LACHSA 2012
Moon Dance Best Film Award, and Best Actor Award.

5. Following conventions
• 'The most beautiful thing' follows the typical conventions of a short film as it's
10minutes long, it has very few characters. The main characters are the boy
who is looking for a prom date and the deaf girl he starts to like. There is a story
line to follow to keep he audience interested as we want to find out if they stay
together in the end. There is a main place where the majority of the action takes
place which is the bench where the main couple first met. There is a twist
involved as the girl he believes is ignoring him is in fact deaf. Finally this can be
related to every day life as anyone asking anyone to prom has the fear of being
rejected or going alone!

6. Different themes
• There are many different films involved throughout the film, what do you think
the main ones are from the ones listed?
Never judge a book by
its cover
Love
Strength
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