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One-Minute Time Machine
Genre

  • Romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist.

Narrative

  • James is feeling rather proud of his little technological marvel that allows him to travel back in time precisely one minute. It's the perfect tool for trying to seduce the beautiful Regina who is sitting on a park bench, enjoying the sun. If he makes a mistake or receives a rejection, he just hits the little red button and tries again. Unfortunately for James, he learns that his machine hasn't been working the way he thought, and he must now face the dark reality of his actions. 

Distributed

  • Premiered at the Vail International Film Festival in March 2014 and has since made Official Selection at numerous festivals throughout the world, including the Academy-accredited Show Me Shorts Festival in New Zealand, The Cleveland International Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival.

Awards

  • Best Editing at the 34th Breckenridge Festival of Film

  • Audience Choice at the 11th DC Shorts Festival in Washington DC

  • Best Short Film and Best Editing at the inaugural Austin Other Worlds sci-fi film festival,

  • Best Screenplay and Best Comedy awards at the Love Your Shorts Florida Film Festival,

  • Best Comedy at the Plymouth Film Festival

  • Best Short Film at the Norwich Film Festival in the United Kingdom.

Audience

  • Those who enjoy, Rom-Com, and perhaps even those who enjoy sci-fi.

  • Not aimed at children.

  • Short, sweet, to the point and well executed.

Sound

  • Each time the button is pressed on the machine

  • There is also non diegetic music playing alongside the conversation.

Editing

  • The editing in has good continuity with quick cuts, as they are quick to keep a pace to the film.

  • One time when the editing pace really quickens is when we see many of the times James has killed himself, adding the comedic level the film as we see each of Regina’s reactions to his death.

  • They are short and quick, which is good as it keeps the viewers watching not allowing them time to get bore before changing to the next one.

  • There are several different camera angles and movements used in this short film, perhaps because it is all filmed in one location the different use of shots and angles is to ensure that the audience doesn’t get bored.

Camera Angles 

 

  • Mostly there is a use of two shots and wide shots so we are able to see the action taking place on the bench between Regina and James.

 

  • And the use of close ups and over the shoulder shots so we can see the reaction on the characters faces from the story that is unfolding.

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