Deconstructing shortfilms-2

I believed the videos that i deconstructed earlier were to amateur. i therefore selected few other short films and deconstructed them.

The first film i selected is:
               http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/3196/boys

CONCEPT:The Short film 'BOYS' is based on the relationship of a boy with his mother and the rest of the family and how with time you learn the true value of things that you previously take for granted.
This short film falls under the genre of Drama. It touches reality based issues. The conventions of this genre are very prominently found in this short film as well such as characters are totally reality based,
it deals with a lot of human emotions etc.

NARRATIVE: The story line revolves around 3 main characters. The film is about a boy who does not treat her mother well, fights with her all the time and abuses her. his grand father tells him his story and how his life changed after his mother passed away, making him realize his mistake and what importance these relationships hold in life.

POINT OF VIEW: This short film gives a first person point of view where the grandfather tells his story about his mother.

CINEMATOGRAPHY: The film uses different types of shots,movements and angles that help us in understanding the concept.
eg:

This shot is a close-up of the boy. This shot has great impact. It shows the emotions of the young boy and how he responded to what his grand father told him. This shot was necessary for us(the audience)

to see that all what the grand father said actually effected him.

Similarly,

This shot is a long shot of the grand father. This image not only shows the surrounding but also the body language of the character that not only help us in establishing the character but also gives an overall of what the character is upto through his body language.

The following is a point of view shot:

This shot gives a perspective. At the denotative level, we see only see the old man looking out at his children but at Connotative level we see the emotions of the old man. How happy he is to see his grand child realizing his mistakes.

The lights used throughout the film is very soft and natural. Minimal artificial sources of lights have been used which overall give a very realistic feel to the film.

Main props that help build the story basically are the tablets the old man takes. These props indicate that the old man has health issues,which later lead to his death.

Throughout the film,digetic sound is been used however, towards the end of the movie non digetic sound is being used.

REPRESENTATION:The movie represents boys- genreally their psyche and their attitude and on the other hand it also represents old age.

The film ends with a scene where the old man meets his mother. At the denotation level we just see the son meeting her mother but at the connotation level it would mean that the old man is dead.