Mud Boy by Nic Penrake

Clip two- Mud Boy by Nic Penrake

Rating- 4 stars

What is it about? A young girl, Mina, finds a body buried at the bottom of her garden. Its her brother who has been missing for a while. We think that he is alive as he is still breathing and manages to walk and talk. However at the end we realize that he is dead and the girl is seeing his ghost.

Who is the main character? Mina, a young girl who looks around 7/8. Her younger brother who looks around 5/6.

What was their objective- what did they want? The main objective was to find her brother Jamie

What is the conflict in the narrative? Mina and her family are victims of abuse which they have tolerated from her mums boyfriend. From watching the short film the boyfriend has killed her brother Jamie and buried him in the back garden. 

First two minutes-  Close up shot on shovel that appears throughout the film. Tracking shot into the house where there is a straight cut onto a nintendo that Mina is playing. There are also a few two-shot and reverse two-shots of the mum and boyfriend arguing.