Starring: Jade, Mikayla, and Anthony
Director: Harrison Fraser
Rating: Five of Ten Stars
A student struggling with a homework assignment soon discovers she has bigger things to worry about after blowing off a friend during a Facetime call.
For what it is--a film made by inexperienced filmmakers, with inexperienced actors, and a story that was essentially made up as production progressed--this is pretty good effort. The pacing is solid, the camerawork is good, the lighting is effective, the two girls playing the leads give decent performances. When compared to other student films I've found trawling through the depths of YouTube, this is pretty good.
There is no doubt, though, that this would have been even better film if it had been guided by a carefully written script. At the very least, all that is good about it would not have been nearly overwhelmed by the main character behaving in ways that are inexplicable (even if one assumes that she is the rudest person to ever walk the face of the Earth).
But go ahead and check out "Facetime Call" yourself. I think you'll be impressed when the inexperience of the creators involved is taken into account... even if you'll also be hoping the villain will drag the main character up to her room, sit her down in front of the computer, and teach her how to behave better when talking with people over video chat.
Cool short. Had me surprised.
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