BLINDFOLD
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directed by Arol Jahns
In his every day world of high finance Simon is in total control of his environment. But when Simon decides to pursue his erotic fantasy he finds himself in over his head and out of control.
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The JUNE 2008 WILDsound short film marked a landmark evening for the WILDsound Festival. After 17 festival nights using the FEEDBACK session after the films are screened, WILDsound finally found the formula for that exact line between what makes a great festival night to what makes just an average festival night.
It's all about leaving JUDGMENT out of the cinema!
No one really wants to hear JUDGMENT. It comes from a negative place, plus it's so easy to do. Someone making bold judgments about someone else's work really isn't that productive. The filmmaker really doesn't gain anything from it and the audience and online watchers of these video don't either.
The comments that keep coming back from the audiences throughout the first year this festival about short film-making in general are two main points that most of the films screened didn't do, which was why they were selected:
1) There should never be a lapse moment in a short film. Every second counts. And usually a main problem with many shorts is that they are too long and they need to be edited down. There's a lot of greatness in many shorts but there is too much dullness in between the magic. People seem to be either too close to their material or have a hard time cutting their baby.
2) Many short films have too many themes going on and/or the theme is too large for the short film medium. The cliche line of 'Keep it simple stupid' should be reminded when people try to tell grand epics. The more simple the story, the more grand your message comes across. Entertain the audience first and then your theme will be present.
BLINDFOLD
