Short film research: Hysteric, Thriller-Mystery Genre

 This video is all about family. The two daughters are shown lying in bed, but their interest is piqued when they hear mysterious sounds coming from the house. It turns out that her mother has gone insane, so the two daughters must fight for their  safety and survival with their mother out for her blood. The most common camera angle  in the film was a medium-angle camera shot, focusing primarily on the upper body of the daughter as she tries to solve the mystery of the sound. Tracking shots were also rampant as we followed the same girl as she stood up and walked towards the commotion during the investigation. Surveillance cameras returned to her daughter when she realized that her mother had killed her father. These tracking shots give the impression that everything was filmed in one long take of her, as if the audience were there with her daughter. Atmosphere was paramount in this photo, and all we  heard was the  rain falling from the sky and hitting the windows of the house, and the strange sounds of our mother coming from the other room. Dialogue exists, but only in a few sentences, as the girl calls out to her father and  protests that her mother is going to kill her daughters. The lack of dialogue makes the film basically silent. Because the film only took place in his one location, and the actors' clothing options were limited at night, the actors' only costumes  were loungewear, such as pajamas or nightgowns. Although props were used sparingly,  one of the two props used proved to be very effective for the plot. Namely, the wooden  or metal horse that was  used to kill the father while the girls ran away from home, one of the two sisters stopped the stuffed animal. This hand shows her sudden impatience as she awakens from her sleep and rushes out of her room, reaching for anything nearby that might comfort her  at that moment. The lighting was very dim, neither bright nor dark. From the beginning, you can barely see the actors, but the use of natural light allows us to see the lighting that expresses the characters, such as the moonlit sky reflected on the daughter, and small lamps that reflect small lights to show what they are. Mother does the same when killing her father. The acting is very classic and dramatic, but not overdone. The actors show raw emotion  as they watch these events unfold before their eyes. When they learn the ugly truth, they show signs of sadness and despair, calling for an immediate fight and urgent action to survive. The mother also plays the role of a madman perfectly, doing everything in her power to kill her two fleeing daughters. Since they are young girls, they wear minimal makeup. Everything is natural, there are no filters on their faces to hide anything. The only signs of editing were fade-ins and fade-outs. The cuts only occur a few times. For example, when  two children were trapped in a car, their mother set the car  on fire and barged outside to reveal the mother crying. What I really liked about this movie was the quiet plot structure. The characters' words give us no context at all, but the scene plays the answer before our eyes and serves as an explanation in itself.


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