TYLER- Initial Research into Short Films

Pink- Camera Work
Blue- Music
Green- Mise en Scene


The scene is set, where Tyler and his older brother are lifting weights. The older brother is standing behind him to show to the audience the difference in their age and size. Tyler is lifting one weight with both hands, whilst his brother has one in each. This shows how much stronger and mature Tyler's brother is. The camera angle is low, to show that Tyler looks up to his brother and wants to be like him.

The non diegetic sound of the voice over also shows their age difference. It swears and speaks of drugs and violence, whilst the screen shows shots of Tyler and his brother play fighting and Tylers older brother and his girlfriend kissing. A CU of Tyler is used to show that he is staring at something. Tylers brother and his girlfriend walk ahead of Tyler and look back to check up on him, portraying that they are looking after him, again, conveying the age difference. However, a CU is used to show the girlfriend looking back and smiling at him, to portray to the audience that that is who Tylers attention is focused on. This is also shown when he is playing with his brothers girlfriend hair and when he is playing with his toy bike- both indications that he is still young and likes to play. CU's are used again here to show their significance to the age difference.

The mood of the film changes when he starts street dancing and there is a silence into a slow non diegetic piece of music. This is to show his change in thought process, which is why he plucks up the courage to kiss her afterwards.

When the girlfriend tickles him, it is in a friendly way, she tickles him because she finds him cute and this again shows the age different between them. As a young boy, Tyler takes her actions the wrong way and leans in to kiss her and she laughs to brush it off and kisses him on the forehead, completely conveying her feelings towards him- that she loves him as a little brother.

The titling is white reading 'TYLER' in a paint effect, like graffiti, which fits in with the area in which they live. The editing is bland and quite colourless, with the characters wearing plain, dull colours. The setting is quite poor, with barbed wire for fencing and the sand for the ground- showing the audience that they are from somewhere in the outback in America. The film includes no credits either, leaving it ambiguous and unfinished for the viewer.

I found this film on 'Short of the week'. This is a website where many directors and production companies post their short films to be viewed by others with the same interests. These can be shared to social media websites, meaning they are trying to involve the young generations too. There is also a weekly competition to make sure that new ideas, actors and directors are introduced every week.