Two cars One Night
Travis Hauck
Film Appreciation
Tuesday July 22, 2014
Two Cars, One Night Critical Review One night, two cars is a short film directed by Taika Cohen that is approximately eleven minutes in duration. The story takes place outside a hotel and pub in Te Kaha, New Zealand, and main characters include two brothers, Romeo and Ed, around the ages of eleven, and a girl about the same age. Romeo makes verbal contact with Polly, sitting in the car next to them, and they begin a conversation. The meaning of the title is very simple and basic. The story is about three kids talking between two cars, at night; hence the title one night, two cars. This short film is an indie film and its genre could fall under both drama and romance. It is more of a romantic near the end when the girl leaves and the audience can tell that Polly and Romeo have feelings for each other. The protagonists in this film would be the two brothers and Polly, more so Romeo and Polly. Ed is the only other major character. Polly and Romeo are round characters because in the beginning of the film they start off by insulting each other, but as the film played out they gradually become more interested in each other. Polly and Romeo’s attitude and complexity changed, making them round characters. On the other hand, Ed is a very flat character. Throughout the whole film Ed is reading a book, he hardly speaks and when he does he has the same tone in his voice and seems very uninterested. Ed is a flat character because he does not change attitude or tone, and is not complex.
There are multiple camera angles and techniques that are repeated in Two Cars, One Night. One that is repeated many times is a straight shot of either the boys or the girl, and tracks around the car to a close up of the character. There is another shot that is used a few times, where the camera is set at a low angle behind the two cars showing the pub in the background, this shot is also symmetrical. In one scene the camera tracks
Film Appreciation
Tuesday July 22, 2014
Two Cars, One Night Critical Review One night, two cars is a short film directed by Taika Cohen that is approximately eleven minutes in duration. The story takes place outside a hotel and pub in Te Kaha, New Zealand, and main characters include two brothers, Romeo and Ed, around the ages of eleven, and a girl about the same age. Romeo makes verbal contact with Polly, sitting in the car next to them, and they begin a conversation. The meaning of the title is very simple and basic. The story is about three kids talking between two cars, at night; hence the title one night, two cars. This short film is an indie film and its genre could fall under both drama and romance. It is more of a romantic near the end when the girl leaves and the audience can tell that Polly and Romeo have feelings for each other. The protagonists in this film would be the two brothers and Polly, more so Romeo and Polly. Ed is the only other major character. Polly and Romeo are round characters because in the beginning of the film they start off by insulting each other, but as the film played out they gradually become more interested in each other. Polly and Romeo’s attitude and complexity changed, making them round characters. On the other hand, Ed is a very flat character. Throughout the whole film Ed is reading a book, he hardly speaks and when he does he has the same tone in his voice and seems very uninterested. Ed is a flat character because he does not change attitude or tone, and is not complex.
There are multiple camera angles and techniques that are repeated in Two Cars, One Night. One that is repeated many times is a straight shot of either the boys or the girl, and tracks around the car to a close up of the character. There is another shot that is used a few times, where the camera is set at a low angle behind the two cars showing the pub in the background, this shot is also symmetrical. In one scene the camera tracks