BFI archives

as a group the class went to the BFI and had a look at their archives these are the 3 films that stuck with me the most:
-"Borderline"- Directed by Alex Chandon
"borderline" is a short which uses optical illusions, good camera movement and very skilled editing. it take an average urban landscape (London) and change to look unnatural and out of the ordinary to play with your mind.

-"postal delivery"- Directed by John Beech 1971
This short has a quirky story line where a man traps his hand in a post box gets beaten up, robbed and loses everything. an old woman helps him and feeds him then he draws on the pavement with chalk, becomes and inspirational street artist, earns a million and finds true love all with his hand stuck in a letter box.

-"the x-rays"- directed by G.A.smith 1897
this is an early film for cinema the short uses a quick cut and a costume change to give the impression you are looking at two people through an x-ray camera. This film must have been when editing and different camera tricks were being found, out it very impressive for it time.