'I just had a dream about it': Subjectivity, sensitivity and sonic impressionism in Avondale Dogs. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Halskov, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Short film studies. Volume 9:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Short films -- Periodicals; Short films -- Production and direction -- Periodicals; 791.43
• DOI: 10.1386/sfs.9.1.39_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-7824

Abstract

Using montage editing, close-ups and subjective sound, the award-winning short film Avondale Dogs (1994) tells the story of a young boy and his dying mother. The protagonist, Paul, is quiet and sensitive, and his inner turmoil is conveyed through conspicuous cuts and a vivid use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound.