Final Products

Final Products

Short Film 'Dumped'
Please refer to the DVD that Mrs Shipp sent to you.

'Dumped' Post Card

'Dumped' Film Review

Rewan Harper makes his feature debut as secluded adolescent Billy in the melancholic short film, Dumped.  With the title explaining all, the 6 minute film focuses primarily on the repetitive nature of Billy’s (Harper) desolate life.

 Filmed in the petite Hertfordshire district of Kings Langley, the film manages to capture the sombre demeanour of the male protagonist through the creative element of breaking the sound.  Inspired by the short films funded by the UK Film Council, Kings Langley Productions successfully creates an enigma for the audience by playing around with sound.  Producer Charley Britton said, ‘We decided to silence background noise and replace it with a pre-recorded sound in order to reflect the psychotic element of Billy as an effect of a lack of a relationship with his mother.  We wanted to capture Billy’s deteriorating state of mind in attempt to make the audience at home understand what Billy is going through.’

The daring scene inspired by French New Wave’s ‘400 Blows’ is both appropriate and stimulating.  With a minute budget to spare and little in the means of equipment, the young team manage to produce an authentic long tracking shot of the isolate male breaking his personal borders and boundaries of everyday life. The discreet use of a freeze frame at the end of the six minutes is the final perfect touch to an original production.

Becky Trimmer serves as a fresh new twist of talent in the production of film making following the sophisticated style within the short film ‘Dumped’.  The clever break of conventions in editing neglects the traditional rules regarding continuity. While it remains relatively subtle, it serves as an intelligent initiative to speed the scene along, while fitting the nature of the narrative; “The decision to break conventional codes was something that we finalised during editing.  It became apparent that the running scene was particularly long winded, and the psychological state of Billy’s frustration was not coming across how we initially intended.  By breaking continuity rules, we’re introducing a controversial twist to film making whilst conveying to the audience the dismal disposition of Billy.”

The sensational acting of young star Harper allows the complex narrative to be truly believable. With a face full of innocence, viewers are guaranteed to be left every bit as heart warmed as the next.  This, paired with the slow paced filming of Trimmer creates a truly captivating exploration of a troubled boy through his attempt to break out and be noticed.