BITCH - Jack Storer

a man buys a tin of tuna.

this film is a really effective social realist short about a man who is conned into buying an elderly ladies shopping. from director Dom Bridges i think the reality that this could and probably has happened makes this film so effective.
this is unique as it uses a simple scam that works and is not somthing I have ever seen or heard about before.
i think it works well as a short film due to its simplicity its very short quirky and the main character seems to be a very kind average man. the unique story line really captures the reaction of the character to the event. i find this really inspiring as it the idea of a simple story is somthing that would work well if our group was to choose this simple and quirky style. its not massivly depressing yet has strong moral stand.
the soundtrack to the film is also effective it opens with a happy upbeat tune as the main character is shopping then fades out as the story begins and returns just as the penny drops in the characters mind this almost comic timing of the soundtrack adds a light hearted touch into what could have been a quite dark gritty ending. the choice of opeining and ending is really effective we don't need to know anymore than we see and this leaves us as an audieceon the side of the main character sympathising with him that the seemingly nice elderly lady is indeed a bitch.
the themes and issues that suround this simple idea is the fact that elderly people are somtimes as crooked as young adults. the representation of the characters is really good the lead character is very much a generally nice guy the way he smiles and plays along with the lady we can see in his eyes he thinks shes a little crazy but he doesn't want to offend her so he humours her, and this is somthing that we can all relate too.

Dom Bridges said "won a MOVING PICTURE award at Sundance, got shortlisted for the VIRGIN MEDIA SHORT competition and was shown at various other shorts festivals.
it was shot in an afternoon (including title sequence) using an old Z1 with jonathan Housers prototype guerilla 35 and one 50mm nikon lens.
I used existing light in the supermarket which remained open to keep location costs down, however this proved difficult as customers kept coming to our check out to pay for their shopping.
thanks to all involved the film cost what the guy gets charged at the check out!"

i really admire the upbeat attitude of the director that is clearly reflected in the film.