Short Films Research “Nursery Rhymes”
The short film "Nursery Rhyme" was literally amazing. It was around 5 minutes long and every second had the viewer questioning what was to come next. it begins with a man singing the famous "old McDonald" nursery rhyme, shirtless, in front of a farm. The camera begins to pan left and each turn reveals something crucial to why the man is singing the song. As the camera pans, you can see that a car crash has taken place and the lady driving the vehicle has died. It is then revealed towards the end that the man was singing the "old McDonald" nursery rhyme because the baby of the woman who died was crying. Sound The diegetic sound was used within this short film. You can hear the man singing the nursery rhyme, and as the film progressed other diegetic sounds are played as more of the car crash scene is displayed. This is related to the mystery genre because the man singing an old nursery rhyme shaking and shirtless with no context created suspense throughout ...