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There Are Many Reasons Why *Concrete Angel* Attracts Me Personally, Furthermore There Are Many Features That Make *Concrete Angel* A Great Shrort Film. The Main Attraction In This Short Film Is The Abusive Behaviour Potrayed Against The Main Character By His Step Brother. The Topic And Crime Stories Behind Abusive And Domestic Violence In Households Nowadays Are Not Shown Or Reported, This Short Film Therfore Shows The Dangers That Invlove Poeple Suffering From Abusive Behaviour, And Also Shows How Scary And Popular Abusive Behaviour Is In Modern Society Today.

The Camera Movements In This Short Film Include A Wide Variety Of Shots. There Are Alot Of Close Ups Within The Short Film, Mainly On The Main Characters Face ( Curtis ), This Is Done In Order For The Audeince To Feel His Emotions, As The Close Ups Focus On Curtis's Facial Expresions. Also The Narrative Type Of View Is Shown From Long Distance Walks Or Slow Zooms Towards Curtis, This Shows They Story Is Based On Curtis's Life. Overall With The Subject Of Camera Shots, I Personally Thought The Close Up Shots Of Curtis's Face Inspired Me The Most As The Shots Empathised How He Felt And How His Emotions Were Portrayed Across To The Audience.

The Sound Within This Short Film Is Very Dramatic And Reliable To The Main Purpose Of The Short Film. The Beggining Of The Film Focuses On Curtis Lying In His Coffin, There Is Then Curtis's Voice Over Explaining Whether He Deserved To Die And What Kind Of Life He Had. The Voice Over Is A Symbolic And Important Key Concept In The Film As It Is A Personal Expreince And Can Also b Seen As A Real Life Story, Therefore Gaining More Viewers As Certain People May Be Or Have Experinced What Curtis Went Through. Also In Part 2 The Type Of Music Played Is Slow and Gloomy Or Dull. This Therfore Conottes The Fear Curtis Is Suffering And How Unhappy He Really Is.

The Mise En Scene Also Plays A Substantial Part In This Short Film. This Is Because It Enables The Audience To See The Type Of Setting The Film Is Set In And What Is Going On Around The Places Curtis Is In, Rather Than Focusing On What He Is Going Through, This Also Shows People That Are Going Through What Curtis Is Going Through, Whether Or Not They Are In The Exact Same Position As Him.

The Costume That Curtis And Manish(Stepbrother) Wear Are Very Formal. Throughout Most Of The Short Film Curtis Wears His School Uniform, Which shows That He Takes Part In Full Time Education. Also There Is A Sense Of Hope Because His Mum And Dad Tragically Passed Away And Curtis Going To School Shows That He Has Not Given Up On His Education And Is Determined To Fulfil His Needs In School. Manish Also Dresses In A Very Formal Way. Throughout The Film He Also Wears Some Kind Of Smart Suit, This Therefore Shows That Despite His Anger And Abusive Behaviour Towards Curtis, Manish Still Has Some Kind Of Job Or Occupation Involving A Suit Type Of Clothing.

The Lighting In The Film Connotes Each Character With A Certain Meaning. Firstly When The Camera Focuses On Manish The Lighting Is Usually Dark And Dim. This Therefore Connotes A Scary Type Of Hatred From Him Towards Curtis. The Lighting Also From Curtis’s Perspective Manish Is Seen As Fearful And A Much More Higher Gain Of Respect And Adolescence. Also The Violent Effect Of The Abusive Behaviour Taken Out By Curtis From Manish Is Shot In A Dark Setting. This Also Connotes How Serious The Matter Is And How Dark The Violent Conduct Is.

The Body Language Portrayed From Both Characters Was Amazing. I Personally Believe The Best Concept Within These Characters Was Tat Manish Was Extremely Much Taller Than Curtis Which Therefore Gained A Higher Role And Easier Target To Abuse Curtis.

The Main Make up Used in This Film Was Done in Order to Gain Bruises on Curtis’s Face from the Bruising That Manish Had Left Him.

The Setting Used In This Film Consisted Of A Home, A Funeral Home, And A School.The School Is A Crucial Setting In The Film As It Shows How Curtis Went To School In Order To Be Free From His Step Brother And The Violence, The Home Therefore Is Seen As Where He Gets Abused And The Funeral Home Shows Just How Serious Abusive Behaviour Cane Be And Just How Far Certain People Will Go. Also The Beginning Of The Film Starts With The Present Tense As It Shows Curtis In His Coffin, Therefore Enabling The Audience To Carry On Watching The Film And How Curtis Ended Up Dead. Furthermore The Film Cane Be Taken Away As a Real Life Situation And All The Settings Used Are Hide Away Places Where People Are Seriously Abused In Everyday Life.

The Title *Concrete Angel* Connotes A Wide Range of Different Meanings. Firstly The Word *Angel* Connotes Someone Of Good Will And Innocence. However Linking To The Film The Word Angel Connotes How Realistically Innocent Curtis Is And The Unfair Treatment He Is Sadly Suffering. The Word *Concrete* Connotes Something Hard And Strong And Reliable. However Linking To The Film The Word Connotes The Hard Punches Curtis Received And How Strong He Still Was To Go To School And Carry On Living His Life In Fear.