This is one of my most favourite short film which I stumbled upon on Youtube one day. This is the work of Robert Morgan the film-maker. I don't think I have ever seen something so successfully effective in such a short space of time, the style seems to be shared by people such as Stephen King and Tim Burton. I love the narrative mystery surrounding the cat, it is given no origin which adds to the unknown horror of 'what is out there?' or 'Fear of the unknown'. My favourite shot here is the high angle when the cat steals the boys face, it really gives it a good view and makes the audience sub-consciously think 'What has happened here?', it is a good example of a relationship between the camera and the events. Also a classic technique is used with the cats point of view as he drags the bodies towards the camera, however the camera stays in front of what the audience can imagine the horror that is happening, this is far more haunting than actually showing a consumption. This part reminds me of another classic example of the same technique in Resavoir Dogs, The camera pans away from the on-screen characters as he cuts someones ear off but we are left with the sounds, so we never see it actually happen yet we do inside our imaginations.
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