While full feature movies have the liberty of 120 to 150 minutes to reveal the plotlines slowly and make an impact with hitting or touching climax, short films do not enjoy the same level of freedom and they have to be time-conscious.
This phenomenon makes the editor\’s job very difficult one. They have to make sure whatever the director and scriptwriter have in mind will reach the audience and at the same time. They need to work on the scenes and make sure they are crisp enough.
Silent Melody is one such short film which uses the editor\’s abilities to the maximum. The 10 minutes movie roughly covers 14 real life days and the lead female actress wears more than 18 dresses in the meanwhile all in just 9 minutes if you exclude the titles. No wonder it required two editors for this short film. Kudos to Prashanth Varma (Director himself) and Srinivasa Kumar.
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Also, the director and producer have to be appreciated for taking the stance that the movie wouldn\’t have any dialogues. That is a bold stance and that actually makes the movie beautiful and lovable. Even the end scene which comes after the title is crisp and provides all necessary information in 5 seconds without any dialogue. With such efforts, Silent Melody glorifies cinema as a visual medium.
Story wise, this short film is simple, A differently abled deaf-mute girl falling in love with a neighbor handsome guy and what happens when he actually learns her disability is the crux of the story.
The lead actors and the kids from IIT Olympiad have performed so well and the lead female actor, Prachi Thaker, has the whole weight on her shoulders and she has done an overall neat job.
Finally, such short films need to be encouraged and Sundeep Kishan deserves a real applause for producing this short film. Hope such good efforts come often and when backed by such celebrities, the reach is wider and the talented cast and crew will have better chances of proving themselves too.
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