This short was not very interesting to me. I found it hard to get through and did not hold my attention. It was difficult to follow the story. I did not not think it was very visually striking, either. There were some decent shots but overall I'm not a fan.
I liked the overall story of the short. It was a good slice of life type of film, it was a little too dark for my kind of taste but it pulled me in and had me yelling at the mother and her decisions. To me, if a film can capture the audiences attention and pull them in to the story to the point where they are reacting the way I did, I think the director was successful at making a good movie.
There were some strong points I found in the film. One was the beginning when it immediately jumped into the scene where the mother was storming down the stairs with her kids. It automatically pulled you into the story with it's documentary, shaky camera style of filming. Also the acting of the children and mother was very well done, the actress playing the role of the mother really hit the character right on the nose. Although you were only watching the film for about twenty minutes you could get a really good sense of who she was and what her life was like. She wanted to have one fun night, but when she heard her child screaming she jolted up to go take care of her kid. She was a young woman, but a true mother at heart.
The ending also was also very well done, I liked how the man David ended up being a good guy and bought the kids a (much needed) meal. Also, the song at the end with everyone singing just ended the movie on a nice, warm-hearted note and it's always good for a movie to have a happy ending. Overall, the story was a little sad but it was a good film.
I found the short film Wasp to be, if nothing else, engaging. I found myself constantly yelling at my computer screen, condemning the actions of the mother. The director was very effective in creating emotionally engaging scenes. That being said, I felt the story was a bit predictable. I generally knew where the director was going before it happened. Had I not had an emotional connection to the mother's actions, I doubt the film would have held my interest.
I also found some of the camera shots to be interesting. I liked how the use of shadows was seen throughout the film. I felt that this helped to convey and enhance the dark mood of the movie, and contributed to the overall effect of the movie. I did not like the lack of varied camera shots and angles. I felt the types of shots and lighting did not vary from scene to scene, which attributed somewhat to me losing interest in the film.
More than anything, this film makes me appreciate the way I grew up. When I first started watching, I got a little bit of a feel that I was watching the British television show Skins. It had that same grungy kind of trashy feel to it. The mother was also very frustrating, but at the same time you really felt for her.
I felt that the ending of the film was the highest point. We watched this mother and family struggle throughout the film, and to see them have a happy moment at the end was much needed.
In terms of camera shots, there really weren't any fancy camerawork going on, which I think went well with the mood of the film. The lighting had a lot of bright and dark moments. Most of the shots were very simple, and sometimes shaky.
I think this is the best short film I've watched in this class so far. It is a look into the darker side of British society that American audiences rarely get to see. Most British films I've seen do not show lower class people the way this one does. The only other British film I've seen do this is a film called "Pure" that stars Keira Knightley. I like the shaky hand held camera because it gives the film a raw look. I think the reason the director used so many close up shots was to give the film a claustrophobic feeling. I guess this is supposed to represent the way the mother was feeling; a feeling of being trapped.
There are also a few moments of humour in the film that stood out. The sticker that is shown that says, " I want to be Barbie the bitch has everything" had me laughing for a moment. There is one scene in particular towards the end of the film that caught my attention. In the bar you can hear a very bad British version of Keith Whitley's song " When you say nothing at all." I think the use of this song brings something familiar to the film for an American audience. Overall, this is a great film on all levels.
It’s immediately clear why this film won an oscar. I just rewatched Wasp without audio, and it’s remarkable how much emotion is conveyed and (potentially) evoked visually.
The shaky camera work, particularly at the beginning of the film, builds tension and gives a strange amount of realism. At first I almost felt as though I were watching I documentary. The acting is fantastic as well. It’s hard to imagine that anyone in this film, particularly the children, do not come from this world. The symbolism of the wasp against the glass is brilliant as well. Easily the best short we’ve seen thus far.
This film was difficult to watch. In addition to the shaky camera work making my head hurt, the topic of this short was rather depressing. The story about the mother who disregarded her children and lied about them being hers so that she could have a night out was just sad. It was a dreary plot told in through virtually colorless camera shots that I almost never found visually appealing. This film dragged on for far longer than necessary, and I was quickly bored by it. The only sequence I can remember finding interesting was the part where the mom ran out to make sure her kids were okay after the wasp landed on the baby's face. The reason I liked that part was because of the high bright backlights that silhouetted the characters and made for some interesting looking low angle shots.
I think overall this was a very strong piece. From the beginning, the shakiness of the camera, and the intensity of the mother walking kept my attention. her confrontation with the other woman, and the children giving that woman the middle finger gave me the impression that this was going to be a raunchy and vulgar comedy. In fact I thought this short film would be very similar to the TV show "Shameless". But then the film has a transition from a comedy to a drama about a naive and negligent young mother. It's clear that the mother is young and still wants to have a life of her own, forgetting that she has children to take care of. In fact, the mother uses her older child as a babysitter for the younger ones. One of the sadder moments of the film is when the daughter feeds her siblings trash for dinner. That's really when you realize how alone they are and that the mom is not paying enough attention. Not long after that, the youngest is attacked by a wasp, hence the name of the film. I knew that something bad might happen to the children, or at least one of them (because whenever a negligent parent is the main character, their kid gets hurt and then they realize the error of their ways). Surprisingly, the man the mother was trying hook up with decided to stick around and help her in her time of need. Most of the shots used were quick and shaky, adding realism and intensity. I assume those are the emotions they want to invoke out of the audience because documentaries use that style for that same reason. I think they wanted to make it as realistic as possible to highlight the issue of neglected children or bad parents. I also noticed a few shots were the rule of thirds was applied. I thought that it was good film. Out of the films we've seen this is definitely the most emotional. I did like that the film ended on a good note, although I feel like more could've been added to the ending.
I thought the story was intriguing. I was constantly frustrated with the mother for her actions. This story, the situation these people are in, is extremely depressing but it kept my attention. Also, I have to give credit to the actors for portraying this situation in a very believable way. While the ending was a somewhat happy one, it is kind of sad that the children getting a meal is what constitutes the ending being happy.
I did enjoy the documentary feel of the film. In my opinion, it made the story seem that much more real. It seemed as though I was just following this family around, witnessing real events. I believe the camera work was another aspect that helped to captivate the audience.
I was immediately struck with the film's raw approach at being 'real.' It was dark, it was harsh, it disgusted me at times. It seemed very desperate to emphasize how hard everything was for the mother. The children seemed to sense it, and were surprisingly very obedient to her, whether out of fear or necessity it wasn't clear. I know if I was their age and got left outside a pub I would have wandered off. Everywhere was filth, dirty windows, insects, and destitution.
In the end it was unclear whether her date was still just interested in sex and was just being a decent human being and buying them food and driving them home, or if he planned to make the ending mega-happy and provide for them in the future. Anyhow, the characters were hard to relate to, the only moderately intelligent one being the eldest daughter. Also, I wasn't entirely sure what the plot was trying to tell the viewer. It just seemed like a lot of blatant darkness (both in plot and color tone of the shots) without actually having a clear purpose for it.
Wasp is a really movie and very touching. It looks like a documentary, but it is not. The great part for me is actually not how the mother wants to get money. It is when they are on the way to the bar, all her children and she can still have fun in life in that short moment. Thinking about how poor and how weak is this mother, her children are pretty naive. But for her, she knows how hard she is and she is still optimistic, looking forward her new dating. That is something shocked me so much. Because if I am in that situation, I cannot be that happy as her. The shooting looks not that like great as a film. But I believe it is director suppose to do. It is a way to show the bad, poor environment.
I thought this movie was very different. I love how it evoked emotion from the viewer. From frustration to confusion, to brief moments of happiness, it kept my attention. I really like the "rawness" of the film as well. The camerawork was nice as it made me feel like I was there. It kind of reminds me of a "mockumentary". Overall I really enjoyed it!
I liked this film. There were all kinds of different emotions felt throughout. It showed how sad some people's lives are and gave us some different perspectives on things. It is sad to think that there are actually mothers in the world like her. There were moments when she was with her kids, and she would actually talk to them and act like she cared, but then she always ended up putting her own interests and what she wanted first. She was not ready for the responsibility of being a mother, and she didn't know how to deal with it. I think the director did a very good job with this film. The story pulled you in from the beginning and kept you interested the entire time. Just like all of the other short films we have watched, I think that the director did a good job with the shot compositions. Different shots put different emphasis on the subject in the scenes.
This film is rather depressing. With the horrible camera work and cuss words used as every other word, this film just looks shoddy. The story is simple enough, a girl made bad decisions and is trying to cope with her mistakes. When this former flame shows up she believes that this is her chance to make up for all the mistakes by engaging a steady income person into the family.
The mother should defiantly be reported for child abuse, and the kids sent to a foster care. One carless example of this is when she left the kids outside the pub while the sun was still up, and it does a time lapse till dark. She does however come to her senses, but with a mother who is that far out of line, she should never have been entrusted with children.
The ending of the short brings to mind a father that has to pay child support. The guy knows it is wrong for the children to starve, and also sees that the mother is out of line, yet can do nothing but give money.
This movie just wasn’t for me. Very sad and depressing and I'm not a fan of the cussing ever breath. the kids having to shoot the bird wasn’t very appealing either. I may have missed it but what was the point of it? Was it just telling the story or thee something deeper I didn’t pick up? The camera work wasn't great either, wasn’t terrible but could have defiantly could have used some work. Overall I found myself just not liking It for both the acting, camera work and story. Not a great watch for me.
The beginning of this short was visually uninteresting to me. It was until I noticed that the baby was half naked that caught my attention. Immediately I began to realize that this single mother of four had many problems and the second scene proved it. The fight scene between the two ladies seemed incredibly real and that’s the type of acting I fond. It made me chuckle when I saw her and her daughters flip of the woman who beat her children. I found it really sad when she couldn’t tell David the truth and would constantly curse at her children. And then when she left them outside for hours by themselves just proved that she was selfish. Right when I saw this it reminded me of a film I had seen about a month ago, Fish Tank. As I later read in the description of the film on the website, Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold. I really liked this short, and thought it had a really good ending. The acting was great and that’s one of the main things I like about short films.
This short was not very interesting to me. I found it hard to get through and did not hold my attention. It was difficult to follow the story.
ReplyDeleteI did not not think it was very visually striking, either. There were some decent shots but overall I'm not a fan.
I liked the overall story of the short. It was a good slice of life type of film, it was a little too dark for my kind of taste but it pulled me in and had me yelling at the mother and her decisions. To me, if a film can capture the audiences attention and pull them in to the story to the point where they are reacting the way I did, I think the director was successful at making a good movie.
ReplyDeleteThere were some strong points I found in the film. One was the beginning when it immediately jumped into the scene where the mother was storming down the stairs with her kids. It automatically pulled you into the story with it's documentary, shaky camera style of filming. Also the acting of the children and mother was very well done, the actress playing the role of the mother really hit the character right on the nose. Although you were only watching the film for about twenty minutes you could get a really good sense of who she was and what her life was like. She wanted to have one fun night, but when she heard her child screaming she jolted up to go take care of her kid. She was a young woman, but a true mother at heart.
The ending also was also very well done, I liked how the man David ended up being a good guy and bought the kids a (much needed) meal. Also, the song at the end with everyone singing just ended the movie on a nice, warm-hearted note and it's always good for a movie to have a happy ending. Overall, the story was a little sad but it was a good film.
I found the short film Wasp to be, if nothing else, engaging. I found myself constantly yelling at my computer screen, condemning the actions of the mother. The director was very effective in creating emotionally engaging scenes. That being said, I felt the story was a bit predictable. I generally knew where the director was going before it happened. Had I not had an emotional connection to the mother's actions, I doubt the film would have held my interest.
ReplyDeleteI also found some of the camera shots to be interesting. I liked how the use of shadows was seen throughout the film. I felt that this helped to convey and enhance the dark mood of the movie, and contributed to the overall effect of the movie. I did not like the lack of varied camera shots and angles. I felt the types of shots and lighting did not vary from scene to scene, which attributed somewhat to me losing interest in the film.
More than anything, this film makes me appreciate the way I grew up. When I first started watching, I got a little bit of a feel that I was watching the British television show Skins. It had that same grungy kind of trashy feel to it. The mother was also very frustrating, but at the same time you really felt for her.
ReplyDeleteI felt that the ending of the film was the highest point. We watched this mother and family struggle throughout the film, and to see them have a happy moment at the end was much needed.
In terms of camera shots, there really weren't any fancy camerawork going on, which I think went well with the mood of the film. The lighting had a lot of bright and dark moments. Most of the shots were very simple, and sometimes shaky.
I think this is the best short film I've watched in this class so far. It is a look into the darker side of British society that American audiences rarely get to see. Most British films I've seen do not show lower class people the way this one does. The only other British film I've seen do this is a film called "Pure" that stars Keira Knightley. I like the shaky hand held camera because it gives the film a raw look. I think the reason the director used so many close up shots was to give the film a claustrophobic feeling. I guess this is supposed to represent the way the mother was feeling; a feeling of being trapped.
ReplyDeleteThere are also a few moments of humour in the film that stood out. The sticker that is shown that says, " I want to be Barbie the bitch has everything" had me laughing for a moment. There is one scene in particular towards the end of the film that caught my attention. In the bar you can hear a very bad British version of Keith Whitley's song " When you say nothing at all." I think the use of this song brings something familiar to the film for an American audience. Overall, this is a great film on all levels.
It’s immediately clear why this film won an oscar. I just rewatched Wasp without audio, and it’s remarkable how much emotion is conveyed and (potentially) evoked visually.
ReplyDeleteThe shaky camera work, particularly at the beginning of the film, builds tension and gives a strange amount of realism. At first I almost felt as though I were watching I documentary. The acting is fantastic as well. It’s hard to imagine that anyone in this film, particularly the children, do not come from this world. The symbolism of the wasp against the glass is brilliant as well. Easily the best short we’ve seen thus far.
This film was difficult to watch. In addition to the shaky camera work making my head hurt, the topic of this short was rather depressing. The story about the mother who disregarded her children and lied about them being hers so that she could have a night out was just sad. It was a dreary plot told in through virtually colorless camera shots that I almost never found visually appealing. This film dragged on for far longer than necessary, and I was quickly bored by it. The only sequence I can remember finding interesting was the part where the mom ran out to make sure her kids were okay after the wasp landed on the baby's face. The reason I liked that part was because of the high bright backlights that silhouetted the characters and made for some interesting looking low angle shots.
ReplyDeleteI think overall this was a very strong piece. From the beginning, the shakiness of the camera, and the intensity of the mother walking kept my attention. her confrontation with the other woman, and the children giving that woman the middle finger gave me the impression that this was going to be a raunchy and vulgar comedy. In fact I thought this short film would be very similar to the TV show "Shameless". But then the film has a transition from a comedy to a drama about a naive and negligent young mother. It's clear that the mother is young and still wants to have a life of her own, forgetting that she has children to take care of. In fact, the mother uses her older child as a babysitter for the younger ones. One of the sadder moments of the film is when the daughter feeds her siblings trash for dinner. That's really when you realize how alone they are and that the mom is not paying enough attention. Not long after that, the youngest is attacked by a wasp, hence the name of the film. I knew that something bad might happen to the children, or at least one of them (because whenever a negligent parent is the main character, their kid gets hurt and then they realize the error of their ways). Surprisingly, the man the mother was trying hook up with decided to stick around and help her in her time of need.
ReplyDeleteMost of the shots used were quick and shaky, adding realism and intensity. I assume those are the emotions they want to invoke out of the audience because documentaries use that style for that same reason. I think they wanted to make it as realistic as possible to highlight the issue of neglected children or bad parents. I also noticed a few shots were the rule of thirds was applied.
I thought that it was good film. Out of the films we've seen this is definitely the most emotional. I did like that the film ended on a good note, although I feel like more could've been added to the ending.
I thought the story was intriguing. I was constantly frustrated with the mother for her actions. This story, the situation these people are in, is extremely depressing but it kept my attention. Also, I have to give credit to the actors for portraying this situation in a very believable way. While the ending was a somewhat happy one, it is kind of sad that the children getting a meal is what constitutes the ending being happy.
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy the documentary feel of the film. In my opinion, it made the story seem that much more real. It seemed as though I was just following this family around, witnessing real events. I believe the camera work was another aspect that helped to captivate the audience.
I was immediately struck with the film's raw approach at being 'real.' It was dark, it was harsh, it disgusted me at times. It seemed very desperate to emphasize how hard everything was for the mother. The children seemed to sense it, and were surprisingly very obedient to her, whether out of fear or necessity it wasn't clear. I know if I was their age and got left outside a pub I would have wandered off. Everywhere was filth, dirty windows, insects, and destitution.
ReplyDeleteIn the end it was unclear whether her date was still just interested in sex and was just being a decent human being and buying them food and driving them home, or if he planned to make the ending mega-happy and provide for them in the future. Anyhow, the characters were hard to relate to, the only moderately intelligent one being the eldest daughter. Also, I wasn't entirely sure what the plot was trying to tell the viewer. It just seemed like a lot of blatant darkness (both in plot and color tone of the shots) without actually having a clear purpose for it.
Wasp is a really movie and very touching. It looks like a documentary, but it is not.
ReplyDeleteThe great part for me is actually not how the mother wants to get money. It is when they are on the way to the bar, all her children and she can still have fun in life in that short moment. Thinking about how poor and how weak is this mother, her children are pretty naive. But for her, she knows how hard she is and she is still optimistic, looking forward her new dating. That is something shocked me so much. Because if I am in that situation, I cannot be that happy as her.
The shooting looks not that like great as a film. But I believe it is director suppose to do. It is a way to show the bad, poor environment.
I thought this movie was very different. I love how it evoked emotion from the viewer. From frustration to confusion, to brief moments of happiness, it kept my attention. I really like the "rawness" of the film as well. The camerawork was nice as it made me feel like I was there. It kind of reminds me of a "mockumentary". Overall I really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI liked this film. There were all kinds of different emotions felt throughout. It showed how sad some people's lives are and gave us some different perspectives on things. It is sad to think that there are actually mothers in the world like her. There were moments when she was with her kids, and she would actually talk to them and act like she cared, but then she always ended up putting her own interests and what she wanted first. She was not ready for the responsibility of being a mother, and she didn't know how to deal with it. I think the director did a very good job with this film. The story pulled you in from the beginning and kept you interested the entire time. Just like all of the other short films we have watched, I think that the director did a good job with the shot compositions. Different shots put different emphasis on the subject in the scenes.
ReplyDeleteThis film is rather depressing. With the horrible camera work and cuss words used as every other word, this film just looks shoddy. The story is simple enough, a girl made bad decisions and is trying to cope with her mistakes. When this former flame shows up she believes that this is her chance to make up for all the mistakes by engaging a steady income person into the family.
ReplyDeleteThe mother should defiantly be reported for child abuse, and the kids sent to a foster care. One carless example of this is when she left the kids outside the pub while the sun was still up, and it does a time lapse till dark. She does however come to her senses, but with a mother who is that far out of line, she should never have been entrusted with children.
The ending of the short brings to mind a father that has to pay child support. The guy knows it is wrong for the children to starve, and also sees that the mother is out of line, yet can do nothing but give money.
This movie just wasn’t for me. Very sad and depressing and I'm not a fan of the cussing ever breath. the kids having to shoot the bird wasn’t very appealing either. I may have missed it but what was the point of it? Was it just telling the story or thee something deeper I didn’t pick up? The camera work wasn't great either, wasn’t terrible but could have defiantly could have used some work. Overall I found myself just not liking It for both the acting, camera work and story. Not a great watch for me.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of this short was visually uninteresting to me. It was until I noticed that the baby was half naked that caught my attention. Immediately I began to realize that this single mother of four had many problems and the second scene proved it. The fight scene between the two ladies seemed incredibly real and that’s the type of acting I fond. It made me chuckle when I saw her and her daughters flip of the woman who beat her children. I found it really sad when she couldn’t tell David the truth and would constantly curse at her children. And then when she left them outside for hours by themselves just proved that she was selfish. Right when I saw this it reminded me of a film I had seen about a month ago, Fish Tank. As I later read in the description of the film on the website, Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold. I really liked this short, and thought it had a really good ending. The acting was great and that’s one of the main things I like about short films.
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