Initial Short Film Analysis

'Tir Nan Og' is a short animated film by Fursy Teyssier as an end studies project. Prior to watching the short film I expected lots of long shots showing off the environment or specific areas of interest. I also expected that the meaning behind the story was not entirely obvious, and everyone that watches it would come up with their own outcome or conclusion. Another generic convention I expected to see within the short film was that it would either have no music, or be very reliant upon music and sound to maintain a nice pace and sense of anticipation or wonder. Short films also tend to not introduce characters with dialogue, unless this is needed to forward the narrative, and instead you accept the characters you see as being the main protagonist/s.
Upon watching the short film, the mysterious storyline convention became apparent, we don't know where we are, who these two people we are seeing are, and why they are playing a piano out in the desert, as it would seem. The strong enigma based story lines behind short films work really well, as it has no need for reason and the audience just accept what it is they are seeing. Also, although the creator of the short film may have an answer to the happenings of the story, the audience will probably come up with a thousand more possible outcomes and answers, and this key factor is what makes a short film watch able.
The plot of 'Tir Nan Og' is accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack. My expectations were not challenged here, and the soundtrack did a great job of helping the story along and adding atmosphere and mystery. This is something a lot of short films do, especially animated ones, as the addition of music adds depth to the visuals.
The main characters within the story although important, were not named, this would be because within a short story, its the visuals and events that tell the story and less the characters. This short film, in particular, does this very well, The audience follows the little girl in the story, who is seemingly as puzzled as the audience, and the film works well as the audience can relate to the girl and uncover the mystery together. This relationship then ends when the masked man reveals himself and the camera cuts to a long shot of the cliff so the audience don't get to see who it is and possibly get some questions answered, but instead is left hanging. This then, opens up even more questions and anxieties, leaving the audience in the perfect state of curiosity.