A blog dedicated to short films.
12 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
“Down to earth” is both a coming-of-age film and an alien invasion film. These two themes are not as worlds apart as we might think, because puberty, adolescence, coming -of-age is a sort of alien invasion. There are changes, alien things grow, alien...
13 Dec 2021 2 minute read 0 comments mildandred
I introduced the 4F’s tool in my analysis of the short film "Résistance". In this article, I will use the 4F’s to analyze “Sprites”, a short film written and directed by Kyle Bogart. The YouTube title of the film immediately grabbed my attention: “Hu...
5 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
As people pontificate about the Metaverse - highlighting both pros and cons - there are many parts of the world where concepts such as the Metaverse are still a big non-issue. This is mostly because basic Internet connection is still a challenge in t...
30 Nov 2021 2 minute read 2 comments mildandred
I really enjoyed reading Coach Viking’s article “DAOlationships: The Collaboration Movement”. I am a firm believer in the power of collaboration. I collaborated with a Canadian filmmaker to create two experimental crossover short films, “Room 254 Spi...
26 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
I love films that don't take themselves too seriously. "The Hacker" does fall into this category. There is one fun scene - in a short film that is full of fun scenes - where the protagonist, a hacker, is doing his hacking...thingy. What do we see on...
25 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
A physics professor is the protagonist in Alexis van Hurkman's "The place where you live". It's a fascinating short film featuring alternate dimensions, doppelgängers, and, in my opinion, grief. Let's look at it through the lens of psychiatrist Eliza...
23 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
There is no denying that there is power in music. The Privates, a band that should be in The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, discover that there is radioactive power in their music. "On the eve of their first (and possibly last) show, they must decide wheth...
22 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
As a screenwriter, I'm always looking for tools to make my work easier. Crafting stories is hard so every bit of help is appreciated. I created the 4Fs tool to help me, and hopefully other screenwriters, cover the basics of story. It's a summary of s...
18 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
Arthur C. Clarke famously said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Comparing the sets/environment of Hashtag by Ben Alpi and Jyotika Virmani, and Sugar and Spikes, a graduation project by students of SAE Creative M...
17 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments mildandred
In October 2020, I watched the short film “Prototype” by Christopher Ortega. Two things stood out for me. First, the antagonist was active, making the play between protagonist and antagonist interesting to watch. This was not an action science fictio...
