This short film that we made for our AS coursework, is based on a suspected witch that was drowned in Northern Ireland in the 1700s and wakes up in present day very confused, only to find her house is in ruins.
As expected from a short film, the cast is very small - there is only one person. This was purely for budget reasons for us. We built our story around this one character. In a short film, it is unrealistic to have a big cast. There is no reason to; the film is so short, and it costs more and generally short film makers are on a budget.
The setting is in public (in Newcastle Co. Down) and this is typical of short films again for budget reasons. It means that locations don't have to be rented and the film makers have the freedom to visit them when they like.
The film is taken from a spectator's gaze, as most films are. It means that the film is viewed from our eyes instead of someone elses. We watch on at Meabh's panic while she runs to her house.
Todorov's theory of equilibrium is prevalent in this film as well. At the beginning there is equilibrium in the calmness of the hand floating in the water however this is disrupted as Meabh emerges from the water and goes to the house, it is restored to an extent when she reaches the house.
The film can be interpreted in many ways so in terms of Barthe's codes on texts, this is an open text. It can be unravelled in many ways.
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