1 May 2013

One ★★★★☆



Review of 'One' which can be found here or at the Reed Short Film Competition 

Length: 03:00
Written & directed by Dan Hartley and Hayley Gardner
Genre: Comedy
Date: 2013
Rating: ★★★

Logline: Undeterred by lousy parenting, a cute toddler organises a something special for someones very first birthday.

If you've ever wanted to teach your child that it's perfectly okay to create a serious mess, use dangerous kitchen appliances and wander off in public places,  this is how go about it. 

This is a professional looking production with great camera quality, vibrant lighting and nicely composed shots. A jaunty and well fitting soundtrack accompanies little Archie Hartley's baking journey as we get a flurry of well edited together handheld and static shots. The edit keeps a great pace as there's only so many times you can watch a baby grabbing stuff. Also well done on the continuity with Archie trawling the shops alone in his flour covered clothes without an eyelid being batted in the slightest. 

It's a very tongue and cheek tale with a very sweet ending. The other kid that turns up at the end could have had a better setup but on the whole this is a nicely crafted piece of work. Of course, the cakes gonna be riddled with bacteria from baby hands and floor dirt innit. 

Best Bit: That the filmmakers have made a baby cry to get the perfect shot. Hats off.

Worst Bit: Having to hold in the urge to clean my entire kitchen. 

Final thought: Hehe, found mothers secret stash of voddy!

Read a condensed review of this film on Twitter here.

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