Sonnet #46
- Episode aired Jul 29, 2014
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S1.73: Sonnet #46: Nice idea even if not totally successful and a little bit of disconnect between the scenario and the sonnet
Sonnet 46 sees a debate between the heart and the eyes as to where the love really lives – is it just what the eyes can see, or is it all to do with the feeling inside the person? In the end the sonnet appears to conclude that it is a little from column A and a little from column B, as both are relevant and do their part. The short film is set at the Supreme Court and I did wonder if this would be inside a courtroom somehow and perhaps played out like closing arguments to the jury, or as part of jury deliberations and, in this way, I again rule myself out of director signup because the film doesn't try to be so obvious but instead goes for something much smaller and sweeter.
What we get is a young girl heading up the steps when she spots a boy on a skateboard nearby; she spies him and instantly develops a crush on him, peaking around the pillars while pondering on his looks or the feeling as per the sonnet. It is a pretty decent fit to the words even though at that stage it is very much about the eyes and the first impression, so perhaps the debate doesn't have the same conclusion here (although since it is the girl herself having it, I guess the conclusion is the one that suits her – which would be as it is). I liked the idea and was also impressed to find a child in the lead role.
Sydney Lucas gets all the words right and when it comes to her physical performance, she convinces as someone having an awkward crush from afar. Her delivery of the words is clear and nicely projected however I didn't think she managed to connect her physical performance with the words particularly well. Maybe this is more down to the direction she was given, but she tended to look off to the side of the camera and the distance, delivering the words as if she were on a stage in a bright Broadway musical, rather than with the camera very close to her, delivering words in character as part of the scenario. It still works and I still got it, but there was more of a disconnect than I would have liked. Still, a nice idea, a novelty to have the text delivered by a child actor and it has a cute tone to it as a whole.
What we get is a young girl heading up the steps when she spots a boy on a skateboard nearby; she spies him and instantly develops a crush on him, peaking around the pillars while pondering on his looks or the feeling as per the sonnet. It is a pretty decent fit to the words even though at that stage it is very much about the eyes and the first impression, so perhaps the debate doesn't have the same conclusion here (although since it is the girl herself having it, I guess the conclusion is the one that suits her – which would be as it is). I liked the idea and was also impressed to find a child in the lead role.
Sydney Lucas gets all the words right and when it comes to her physical performance, she convinces as someone having an awkward crush from afar. Her delivery of the words is clear and nicely projected however I didn't think she managed to connect her physical performance with the words particularly well. Maybe this is more down to the direction she was given, but she tended to look off to the side of the camera and the distance, delivering the words as if she were on a stage in a bright Broadway musical, rather than with the camera very close to her, delivering words in character as part of the scenario. It still works and I still got it, but there was more of a disconnect than I would have liked. Still, a nice idea, a novelty to have the text delivered by a child actor and it has a cute tone to it as a whole.
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