In the lecture we screened a short film called ‘End of the Line’ – the film shot in Broken Hill.
Please describe in 300 words or less if you think they achieved what they set out to do.
You may not remember much detail, if so, it could be helpful to talk about your first impressions, after all this is what most of us are left with after one viewing. The treatment which we showed in the lecture is avalaible here
Feel free to write to any categories you wish. eg. story, choice of participants, sound, camera, editing etc.
From what I remember about “End of the Line”, the film seemed to be about the lifestyle of a small town, rather the people that lived there. I think in terms of filming, stylistically, the group achieved what they intended. There were a lot of shots that were about the natural landscape. These shots really captured the open-ness and beauty of the big, wide open spaces. It was a fresh take as a person who lives in the city, to learn in an explorative manner, about people who live away from luxuries that we take for granted including everyday use of electronics and big shopping centres. It was a bit of an eye opener to see how calm and slow the small town life was, rather than the quick, busy city lifestyle we are all used to.
It was nice to see people interviewed that were realy happy with their lives in small times and the very intimate testimony from that woman who spoke about death and the ties she had with dying in Broken Hill.