Research Tasks - "Lou Lou Lives Here" - Chloe McGlinchey

Lou lou lives here (Grian) 2003

* I believe this short film to be of a psychological thriller genre. It is a dark story which parodies the anxieties of a ten year old girl walking home alone. Our worst fears for her happen when she is hunted by a sinister man but this little girl has a powerful secret.

* The film has been edited in black and white, which to me gives the film a more eerie approach to what is going on. It is more unique as a while due to the film being a short narrative as you can give the audience a knowledge and knowing of your work. The shortness of this particular film works well because of what it is about and how well the film has been put together. the aspects of use that I find interesting is the point of what type of genre it is and what the director has planned in order to produce an either successful or unsuccessful piece of filming.

* The short film uses the short film format quite well. The film works very well as a psychological thriller as you don't quote understand what is going on. T he audience are given the basics which turns into a restricted narrative; where the director has decided to produce this piece of work. Quick cuts and camera shots through the film make it seem fast paced and builds up a lot of tension for the audience.

* We do not receive any dialogue from the characters which makes the film harder to understand. The only sounds we do hear are the helicopter movements at the beginning and at other points in the film. The sounds we do hear create an indescribable tension towards the audience, it creates a sense that the little girl is wanted what with the white van pulling up near her and the helicopter surrounding her.

* In my opinion the audience has been positioned to be as the camera itself. Its like the audience are following the little girl and her footsteps; almost stalker like. This is achieved by the camera man/women following the girl in her steps at a very fast pace. The whole story conception of the little girl and the dog is quite hard to connect together as you dont know whether the girl is turning into a dog or vice versa.

Chloe McGlinchey