Review of Tiny Magic

Tiny Magic (2003)
Better the Second Time Around
5 September 2004
I had first seen this film here in Buffalo at a local short film festival, and I just saw it again tonight at another short film festival where a short I did was screened. I really despised this film (becasue of its content mostly) the first time around. But now that I saw it again it actually is a pretty cool short.

About a guy who uses his magic abilities at an open mic sort of thing, and wows everyone. We then follow him through meeting a girl and so forth...

The films content is soso. The effects are well done however in the wand levitating and what have you. The acting was good for first time actors, but what I really appreciated this time around was the cinematography.

The film is shot beautifully, plain and simple. Chris Santucci did an excellent job with the look of the club, and the guys apt. Each shot has the mystical whimish feel the film was going for, and helped to play up the content. As a whole, it almost had this very, soft feeling too it, due to the tones and lighting.

Again I better appreciated this film after seeing it again, and even if you hate the content still you have to give credit to Santucci for his beautiful framing and shooting...
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