Casey Warren Film Techniques

From 1994 is a short film directed by Danielle Krieger and Casey Warren. The film is a little over four minutes in length and takes place in both the years 1994 and 1999. Based off the true experiences of Casey Warren, the log line is “What would you say to a loved one if you only had one chance to say it all?” The film opens with a wide truck to the right, revealing a child’s bedroom which contains a telescope, legos, and other items which would make sense to belong there. We then cut to a shot of young Casey taking what appears to be a box of legos out from under his bed. He places the box onto the floor and then removes a wooden box with a key taped to the top. On the front of the box it says “Time Capsule 1994”. He sits on his bed, removes the key and opens it. Inside of the box are
The sound design is most evident in the beginning when Casey is opening the box. You can hear the iconic sounds of legos smashing together, as well as the very satisfying sounds of a metal key hitting the wood box. The rustling of paper as he is looking through all of the memories was also nice and clear. The sound of the typewriter writing was also very well done throughout the entire piece. Lastly, the score really complements the action on screen. It has an inspiring, curious, and sad mood all at the same time. Even more so, the score gets out of the way of the dialogue when it needs to, so that you can focus on the story. The set design of the film was also excellent. Casey’s room looks just like what a kid’s room would look like in 1998. There also seemed to be a yellow color palette in the film. Casey’s mother was wearing mostly yellow, Casey wore a striped yellow shirt, and there were a lot of yellow objects in the background of many of the shots in the bedroom. The meaning of the color yellow is open to interpretation, but it could have represented the presence of Casey’s mother in his