Jack Fong's Film Blog

  Very similar in terms of  static cinematography to 'Operator', and similarly puts focus on narration and relies on subtle/nuanced performance Important to note:  - Points of expressionistic qualities - as the lighting fades away            - Internal emotions affecting the external world  - Expressionism made more emphatic by the general use of realism throughout the rest of the short

  Simplistic cinematography - forces focus on imagining the scene occurring on the other end of the phone  Abrupt ending representative of the life of someone in this job Sound design is very important to this short     - lack of visual proof but sound maintains the verisimilitude 

 Narrative structure is key     - Non-linear - slowly reveals more about the lead     - Features a twist at the beginning where we think that the lead's father has died but in reality she was                running a scam     - Ambiguous ending - importance related to with whom the spectator is aligned with, the ambiguity aligns the spectator mostly with the people the lead scams - sense of not knowing the truth 

  Main Points to take away: - Subversion of 3 act structure  -  Tells story in reverse      - Allows for emphasis in shock of the man dying at the end of the film  Mise-en-scene  Police clothing and police cars - Verisimilitude 

                                    I’M GOING      By  Jack Fong                                                                 Opens on full shot of a front door in the early morning hours sounds of the morning chorus are quickly drowned out by stomping and a muffled argument of Mary and Liam   The front door swings open as a man, half-dressed, is being hit and pushed out by a woman in her dressing gown    Mary (Loud and annoyed)  GET OUT NOW!   She hits him with a slipper after every word  The man winces with every smack      The woman lowers her voice                    ...

 Slap  Thematic Summary: A young man who boxes finds comfort in crossdressing but hides this part of himself due to the stigma around the subject. The film investigates the reality of his two contrasting worlds colliding.  Act I:  Connor is first seen in-front of a mirror (a recurring part of the film to represent duality) applying makeup it becomes clear that he is not comfortable sharing this part of himself with his close friends and family as he hastily hides his face as his father enters the room. Act II: Act two begins with Connor dressing up and applying makeup in his room followed by a sequence of him dancing/boxing whilst looking down the camera. Portraying the duality of his character that he himself recognises and hinting at his attempts to accept and be comfortable in his style of masculinity.  He fights two boys chasing his friend who is being beaten up for being homosexual and ultimately unwillingly exposes himself in a dress and makeup to his frie...