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I'm Going to Mums - Directed by Lauren Jackson

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In the short film "I'm Going to Mums," the director, Lauren Jackson forms the film through different aspects such as soundtrack, camera work and symbols. The second act is a good example of these aspects. I chose this act because it portrayed how the director shows divorce through a Childs perspective, also how Jacob takes action against his parents to stop using him and his clothes to argue with each other. In the second act it focuses on Jacob rebelling against his parents. One aspect that stood out for me was the soundtrack. In this act the soundtrack is a fast Pacifica drumming and it creates suspense. For example when Jacob runs outside and his dad follows him the music is playing then when Jacob falls on the ground and his dad yells that Jacob should listen to him the music stops, this helps to give the feeling of shock and intensifies the scenes tension. This also relates to the scene were Jacob's mum is taking his clothes off and the soundtrack starts slow and slowly gets faster and faster then when his mum finishes takings all of his shirts off the music stops. This also gives tension to the scene because the audience doesn't know if Jacob will wake up and the how the soundtrack speeds up it makes the audience more anxious and when the music stops it gives the feeling of relief The reason the director did this, was so the audience get a better effect of the scenes. Another aspect that I looked at in act 2 and 3 was camerawork. At the start of act 3, we see the start of the scene through a low angle, keyhole view shot to give the effect of seeing the scene through Jacobs's eyes while he's wearing a balaclava. Lauren Jackson did this because it makes the audience feel like they are watching the start of the scene through Jacobs's eyes. This scene relate to when Jacob is watching his parents argue through the gap in the door and turns to the camera and tilts it down, that signifies that Jacob has had enough and wants his pare

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