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    This short film aims to raise awareness about child labor. It tells the story of a young boy in India around 7-10 years old who is exploited for labor. Scenes show the boy putting up posters around the city, depicting his innocent nature but cruel reality of working instead of going to school. Through techniques like close-ups and angles, the film highlights his vulnerable position and deprived background. It ultimately reveals that the purpose is to shed light on the ongoing issue of child labor and get the audience to care about helping victims.

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    This short film aims to raise awareness about child labor. It tells the story of a young boy in India around 7-10 years old who is exploited for labor. Scenes show the boy putting up posters around the city, depicting his innocent nature but cruel reality of working instead of going to school. Through techniques like close-ups and angles, the film highlights his vulnerable position and deprived background. It ultimately reveals that the purpose is to shed light on the ongoing issue of child labor and get the audience to care about helping victims.

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    June 12

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    This short film aims to raise awareness about child labor. It tells the story of a young boy in India around 7-10 years old who is exploited for labor. Scenes show the boy putting up posters around the city, depicting his innocent nature but cruel reality of working instead of going to school. Through techniques like close-ups and angles, the film highlights his vulnerable position and deprived background. It ultimately reveals that the purpose is to shed light on the ongoing issue of child labor and get the audience to care about helping victims.

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    June12shortfilmanalysis

    ThisshortfilmJune12isasocialawarenessprojectcreatedbyacharity
    thatareagainstchildlabour.Thisshortfilmisusedtoraiseawareness,as
    mostofusarecompletelynaveaboutthefactthatchildlabourstillgoeson,
    evenifitisnotaroundus.Inthiscase,thenarrativeisfocusedonayoung
    boyinIndia,whoappearstobearoundtheageof710yearsoldthat
    appearsveryinnocent.However,thereisatwistattheendofthisfilm,
    whichfinallyrevealsthefocus/purposeofthefilmChildLabour.

    Thefirstsceneofthisshortfilm,thereisauseofawideangleshot,this
    allowsustoobservethelocationthattheyoungboyisatwhichwasona
    sideofaroad.Thesceneconveystheyoungboyarrivingatawall,whichis
    fullofpostersoffamousBollywoodactorsandupcomingeventstaking
    place.Theuseofthewideshotisusedtoemphasisejusthowsmalltheboy
    iscomparedtothemassivewallbehindhim(whichmaysymbolisethe
    world).Healsoarrivesonabike,whichisquitebiggerthanheis,soit
    allowsustoassumethatitbelongstoanadult.

    Behindtheyoungboyarepostersofallthesefamousandimportantpeople
    thathelooksuptoandidolise;weseethisbyhimimitatingtheimageson
    theposters.Butaswecometorealiseitisclearthatthesedreamsmaynever
    becomeareality,ashisrealitynowissofarfetchedfromwherehewantsto
    be.Knowingthatheisavictimofchildlaboursuggestshisdreamsand
    hopesarealltakenfromhimfromsuchayoungage.Thiscausesthe
    audiencetosympathisewiththeinnocentboywhoisunawareofhowcruel
    theworldcanbe.Moreover,theboysinnocenceisfurtheremphasisedin
    thebeginningofthescenewherehecomestothewallwhistlingand
    carefree,thissuggestjusthowunawareheisofhisexploitation,ratherthan
    beingatschooltopreparehimforthisfutureheisoutonthestreetssticking
    uppostersforfree.

    Weareabletoseethattheyoungboyslabourismeaninglessandhasno
    value,thismayreflectontohislifetoo.Duetothefactthatassoonasthe
    boyfinishedstickingupthepostersamangoestothewalltourinateonit,
    theboypleadsyoulooklikeaneducatedperson,Ijuststuckthepostersit
    hasnotevendriedyetthisconnotesthattheboyslabourhasno
    appreciationandmeaningagainhighlightinghisexploitation.Beforethiswe
    sawthroughtheuseofamidangletheboysfaceafterhestuckdownthe
    poster,hehasabigsmileonhisfacedisplayingthatheisveryproudofhis
    workbutthereisnothingtocomefromallhishardwork.
    Fromtheyoungboysappearance,itisveryclearthathecomesfroma
    deprivedbackground,hisclothingisverybasicandtheuseofthemidangle
    tiltshotallowsustoseethathecannotevenaffordshoestowear.Thissame
    scenethereisacloseupusedoftheboyshandwhilstheisputtingglue
    ontotheposterswithhisbarehands,thisshotallowsustoseetheimpactof
    usingchemicalshishandswerecompletelywornoutforaboyhisage.
    Thereisalsoauseofhighangleshot,whentheboygoestosticktheposter
    ontothewall,heappearsasveryvulnerablehelplessandexposed.

    Goingbacktothebike,whentheboyisgettingreadytoleavethescene
    thereisauseofhandheldcamera,thisisveryshakyandunbalanced,just
    likethebikeheusesaformoftransport,itisverybigforhimandcomes
    acrossasasafetyhazardonthebusyroads.

    Theuseofapoignantheartfeltundiegeticmusicrisestheaudiences
    emotionstheneedforchange,thisisgivenawayintheeditingchoiceofthe
    youngboybeingblurredoutashewalksawaytohisnextdestination,the
    useofblurconnotesthatheisjustoneofthemillionsfacelesschildrenwho
    arevictimsofchildlabourbutwecontinuouslyturnablindeyeasitisa
    matterthatisveryrealandchallengingforsomeofustofaceorevensolve.
    Theshortfilm,attheendgoesontoshowamoreexamplesofchildlabour
    takingplaceinaslideshowofimages,suchasstickingposterstoanextreme
    caseofchildprostitution.Thesewereallreallifeimagesofvictims.

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