This short film called "A Birthday Wish" was created by students at Netherhall School in Cambridge. It follows Harley, a 50-year old office worker whose birthday wish comes true in an unexpected way. Meg McNaughton gives a brilliant debut performance as Harley, bringing humor and charisma to the character. Though some elements feel repetitive, the film's unconventional ideas and weird shots showcase the students' creativity.
This short film called "A Birthday Wish" was created by students at Netherhall School in Cambridge. It follows Harley, a 50-year old office worker whose birthday wish comes true in an unexpected way. Meg McNaughton gives a brilliant debut performance as Harley, bringing humor and charisma to the character. Though some elements feel repetitive, the film's unconventional ideas and weird shots showcase the students' creativity.
This short film called "A Birthday Wish" was created by students at Netherhall School in Cambridge. It follows Harley, a 50-year old office worker whose birthday wish comes true in an unexpected way. Meg McNaughton gives a brilliant debut performance as Harley, bringing humor and charisma to the character. Though some elements feel repetitive, the film's unconventional ideas and weird shots showcase the students' creativity.
Released: December 18th 2015 Certificate: 12a Director: Abbie Ashman Cast: Meg McNaughton Running time: 5 minutes Plot: While counting down to her birthday. Harley, a regular women who works in a office has a plan which turns out to be for A new quirky short film which is a different story line to a regular thriller film. A Birthday Wish was created by a group of Alevel students at Netherhall School in Cambridge. This film is a brand new idea which involves a fifty year old women who works in an office. She is counting down to her birthday and her wish comes true which has an unexpected turn in the film. Meg McNaughton plays her debut in this short film and she is simply brilliant. She plays the character fantastically and adds a humorous feel to the character. By the students using unconventional ideas in the film it means that you will not expect the ending.
Pg 15
However the film has some downsides to it.
It is brilliant in the context as it is a brand new idea however it can be seen as repetitive but once you get past that and by the use of some weird shots you can see the overall brilliance of the film. The character of Harley is an older women (as you can see from the photo) she pulls the greatest facial expression, is a strange person, and she holds a grudge. By these elements you can see how the students thought about who they wanted which really paid of as she acted brilliantly and brought some charisma to the film. With out Meg it would be seen as a regular film but with the addition of Meg it is simply marvellous. The students used their initiative when making the film. They found all the locations, the star and all the costumes. Ive also heard that Meg came from France just to film A Birthday Wish which doesn't only show dedication from Meg herself but the fact that the students helped Meg as much as she could and make her feel comfortable. Jessica Brown
A sneak peek from the film
Verdict: A nice short film that is different and not at all like any other short film you would have seen.