Burdened by financial hardship, a man debates selling his most prized possession.
Burdened by financial hardship, a man debates selling his most prized possession.
This short was part of a student project during the fall of 2016. The object of the film was to explore the theme of sentimentality and reluctance through the use of light.
Written, directed, and shot by myself, I tried to use minimal yet effective lighting setups to convey the narrative and theme.
Most of the shots seen in the film were created using simple lighting setups. For the shot used for the title card at the top of the page, the only light in the shot is from the laptop itself. This created a circle of white light centered on The Man and in the middle of the frame as he makes his decision.
A Gift was displayed at the CASA Gallery in Lethbridge in an exhibit of some of the top student works of that semester.
The film was shot on a Canon Mark III and stars Josh Archibald as The Man.