01:10
thomas brown
- Mixtape is a 2-minute film about a young boy who makes a mixtape for the girl next door. It is obvious the boy likes the girl, and the mixtape is a kind of gift or memento for her. It is chiefly a drama.
- The sound is used diegetically and non-diegetically. When he steps out his front door and walks next door, the blend of slow motion and seventies music is very Scorcese. Also, the song's lyrics sum up the feelings of the boy. The second half of the film, we see the girl and boy dancing to his mixtape. Here the sound switches to non-diegetic, as we see the vibrations rattle the picture on his wall. The song works well with the images of them dancing on their beds. The shot of the boy on the bed, with the camera rolling back works with the rhythm of the song.
- Although the main element of the film is the mixtape, the boy is obviously trying to woo orendear himself to the girl next door, for whom the audience can see he fancies. In this part, the film works well as a short romantic sotry, with the music bridging the gap between them, which is heartwarming.
- It is shot very crisply, and the shots are very well placed, especially the shot of the boy on his bed reading the magazine, and of him jumping on the bed. There are no bizarre angles or dramatic zoom ins. In this way, Mixtape is a very good little film. It's so simple it's easy to overlook just how good it is. It is inspiring in the sense it sets out to tell a story, and it does. No fancy shots or sharp dialogue, just a simple story, coupled with great music and very good camera work.
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