ea ear lave Vemeiob aa DEAD |S THE NEW es FROM PERIOD DRAMA TO SUPERNATURAL SPOOKS, WE WONDER WHAT HAS BROUGHT ON BETHAN HERBERT S DRAMATIC CHANGE OF STYLE. Out next July, comes the next film Recently Bethan was asked, why did from the person who brought you she brake off from Spotlighted produc- the romantic period drama, Lost in _ tions to go solo? ‘I loved working in a Love and War. A dramatic change of team, especially when it was with people style from the co-director seven if they | 90ton with very wel but of LILW, who this time |.» felt restricted. | wanted total hated it....it’s a" Pi has chosen to go on her 7 FS creative control. This, own, writing and directing StH a reaction.” stranded is much more my her short film, Stranded. style. | loved creating it, the Influenced from Tom Geens epic Fu- issues in this film are very personal to ture Short’s production, ‘Shame’, _ me. | wanted to create a film that would Stranded looks at many issues sur- create a reaction, even if they hated it, it rounding young teenagers that we would still be a reaction, which was what have you left thinking. Iwas aiming for.Here at Shorts, we have seen a sneaky preview of the film, we can see ex- actly where Bethan is coming from. Her coura- geous style has brought So if you liked the smash hit, ‘The Others’, or if you loved the brilliant indie film ‘Wrist cutters: A Love Story’ than you are sure to love this little piece of out a compelling and brilliant cinematography. breath-taking film. Even if Overall Bethan Herbert you do not agree with One of the most compel- has outdone herself, with some of the issues in the fing scenes however is the a gripping storyline that film you cannot help but shot at the end, where —_will captivate today's be compelled to watch. she is getting so frustrated modern audience. Our at not being able tocom- team here at Shorts have municate with her family, given this film a four star the music comes on,a _rating, its only lost star beautiful rendition of the was on the voiceover at ‘| unknown Bon Iver's the end but it’s a imagina- ‘Woods’. You feel so much tive concept, achieved empathy towards the girl, well. you have to watch more, wrtlocactatees RAI hot, finally in- Shot, you are finally in- Sure to be a success, a formed that the girl is in ae . i pleasing piece of visual The film starts off with a fact...well you'llhave to PF young girl, messy hair, Watch it and find out. looks typically ‘emo’ star- ing up at her bedroom window. It then goes into the titles, quietly, the ti- tles almost static, coming on with a ghost-like qual- ity. We then see this girl smoking and drinking, in a very weird surreal way, almost like an episode of skins. au we 14 BO even. =T BO HOARD Ss For more information about Bethan Herbert and her films please visit her website www herbert: bethana2 blogspot.com Released: July 2010 Duration: 5 mins Who's in it: An unknown actor called Helena Beeson How much: Nah Dah. Nothing