Still Wylde by Elsa Afriyie Duker

               STILL WYLDE Reviews      Written and directed by Ingrid Haas 

Elsa Afriyie Duker
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                                      STORY
     The short tells a story of loss. For those who can relate, the pain of lossing something you didn't you wanted hits you just like a truck has. This is a tale of a young couple who get  supriseing news they didn't plan or expect to have. We firstly get to witness how they take in the unexpected news. From denial to acceptance, the audience also gets to see the peur joy they feel after they have accepted their reality.
      With happiness, one must expect disappointment because that's just how life works. The couple's world comes crush down with the loss of their source of joy. You can feel their somber emotions from when they got told about the loss. It was the sudden shift from joy to sorrow the moment the news of the situation was told to them. We witness the pain and emotional rollercoaster our main characters go through. 

PERFORMANCE
   The actor who played the lead roles embodied the characters really well. It's in the way the Female lead used her facial expression, her body language let the audience feel her uncertainty, her joy and then her sorrow in telling the story. 
  The male lead did same and I like how he stood by her as her back bone and silent support.







CINEMATOGRAPHY and LIGHTING 
The cinematography, makes the movie feel personal, it's in the Close Up Shots, that makes the audience get In her space emotionally, the Over The Shoulder Shot that shows her point of view and long takes. The shots and shot angles tell the story so it feels like it's personal. The lighting used in the story is soft, not overly bright nor is it dark, which sets the tone for both the happy and somber moments.

  SOUND
The sound used is subtle, with the autistics, the shuffle of movements, muffled sound of speaking, and Also the soundtrack, and the heavy breaths builds up the audience

OVERALL IMPACT
Still Wylde is story that will relate to parents who have lost. 
It's gives an honest overview of people struggling with pregnancy and helps the audience delve in the shoes of such couple especially if the person watching it is or have people in their life that going through the situation. 


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