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Tight Jeans (2008) Dir. Destiny Ekharaga


Tight Jeans (2008) Dir. Destiny Ekharaga

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Narrative:





The film is about three black teenage friends, who are chatting while waiting for their friend. While they are chatting one of the characters starts a long ambitious story about his take on the history of slavery after they see an emo guy wearing tight jeans (roll credits).






Structure:



It has a linear structure. There are no jumps in time within the film and the film is just one long conversation from start to finish.




Representation:



Director Destiny Ekharaga said she wanted to show a representation of black youth that was not negative or derogatory, so to help give them the positive representation in media they deserve.




Micro Elements:



The film is very simple technically. At the beginning we have some establishing shots of a market with some music playing in the background. When the friends are chatting the camera simply pans left and right slowly. And when the two other men in the film who walk past them and their friend, we just have simple cuts and shots of them walking.
The colour pallet of the film is quite warm and has an orange tint to it.
The script is also very 'of it's time' as the emo subculture was very popular in 2005-2008 when this film was made.
The sound is predominantly diegetic, with the only music being at the beginning. For the most part though only sound is the three characters talking.
The main strength of this short film is the performance and it's script. It's funny script is the main appeal and is quite entertaining without having to be incredibly technical or costly.




How will this influence my coursework?:



Although I like this film I don't think I will be taking much inspiration from it as I do not feel I can write a decent comedy script, although I may incorporate the idea of friends chatting.

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