Short film (Amber)

 

Amber (2021) | Thriller Short Film (Award-Winning)


The plot is essential. A barber at a highway barbershop is caught in a deadly situation when he realizes that his first customer of the day isn’t who he seems. Every frame has a moment. Totally loved it. Joaquim is perfect. Flawless direction. Handheld moments give u that active feeling of character supported by smooth editing. Loved the tension-building scene. Overall an enjoyable experience. The camera angles made you feel as if you were almost within the scenes. There's a part when he’s drowning. Which literally gives an angle of him underwater which was so well done. Overall there were so many little deals. Yet sound played a very big part. The little tension built because of these was PHENOMENAL. For this being one of the first thriller shorts I watched, the bar is set very high. So much was captured and portrayed. Honestly while watching I was literally getting anxiety it felt so real. You could also almost feel their emotions too. Like the barber was the main character, and though he was very nervous. He's sweating and freaking out had the same appeal in the audience. Yet for work like that, there also must be good acting. At no point did I cringe from bad acting, quality, or overall plot. The tension felt as if it lasted way longer than 8 minutes. The slight shaking of the barbershop, in the beginning, showed a lot. I honestly really did learn a  lot of things I honestly never would have thought of.



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