Inspiration

Rocket (Play Film Here) 

  A particular film that has inspired this film is Rocket by Jennifer Sheridan, which has made it's way into the Virgin Media Shorts shortlist. The tagline: 'A small dog with big dreams', perfectly sums up the style and emotion of the film. I love the element of humour within the piece as well as the fast pace and its individual style. The concept is unique and I think that this is what made me like the film even more - It made me want to watch it again!
  I love the way it was shot by displaying different features of the dog - such as his legs and the way it has been edited with different shots of him forming the rocket.
  An element that I really like and plan to use in my own piece, is the use of pull focus. I like the way in which it draws me in as a viewer and makes me involved in the dogs journey. Point of View is another aspect that we plan to use in our 2 minute piece and the way that this has been done from the dogs perspective is interesting - especially when he scratches himself. I think that this proves that it is not necessarily essential that the camera does not shake during a Point-Of-View shot, as this gives it a more raw and realistic quality.
  Because this piece is also around 2 minutes long, it will help me with coming up with ideas that can fill the time whilst keeping the film's pace. I think the use of interesting angles, such as that in the first shot of 'Rocket', will keep the audiences attention.