You might remember Nate Golon from my posts ages ago about the webseries Workshop. Recently, Nate released a new short film called Briefcase.
I have to admit, I sometimes think I'm even more critical of short films than I am of scripts. This probably owes to the fact that I've seen a lot of bad shorts and I'm always convinced that I would have avoided making such glaring mistakes. Each of my own shorts made me a better filmmaker and so naturally, my gut reaction is to nitpick shorts that perhaps fall short of what I consider to be my ability.
That why I was surprised when Nate's film held my interest all the way through. As I told him in an email, I can't claim to completely understand the ending, but the pacing, editing and overall execution was smooth enough to keep my attention until the end. Nate avoids a trap so many short film directors fall into - over-directing. Some guys are so determined to show off their "eye" that their composition and editing becomes a liability rather than an asset. Nate gets some good angles, here, but he's practices restraint.
If you're so inclined, here's the Facebook page for Briefcase.
Let us know some short films you do like! PLEASE!
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