Documentary+Review

There’s always a first time for everything, and today would be the first day, Oscar is stuck with Mr. Davis, “The Detention Master”, in Detention. The short comedy,”FIRST DAY” was written and directed by Anderson West and Liz Knight. The main characters were performed by Dave Greshon, Andrew George, Toni Cummings, and Dan Keeling. It features music by Maryann and Michael Tedstones and was first posted on vimeo.com around May 14, 2010. In my opinion, I think that the Producers and Writers had a very interesting time creating this spectacular film on such a small budget, of only €350. The film was exceptionally witty, had outstanding music, sound effects, and excellent transitions. And that’s why I think, that on a 10 point scale system, this video deserves a 10/10. By: Razvan Bezna.
 * “**FIRST DAY” is a short comedy about a young boy who goes to school at a very strict, semi-formal school, most likely somewhere in or near Britain. The video starts with the main character, Oscar, running late to detention. Once the detention starts, the Teacher, Mr. Davis, says they have to write 220 lines. Oscar gets asked by the person sitting next to him, what he did to get a detention, and after that point, it turns into a flashback; Showing us how Oscar had received his detention in the first place. At the start of the flashback, Oscar has to go to the restroom, and has his teacher write him a hallway pass. Oscar finds himself at the restroom door with a sign reading “Out of Order”, by now Oscar is getting quite fidgety and ventures off to find a new restroom. Oscar has an idea, but it will require a huge risk factor to accomplish. He gently slides into the staff room, hoping that the restroom is unoccupied, but unfortunately, it was. Oscar turns around to make leave the staff room, but he saw Mr. Davis’s coffee pot and instantly came up with a new absurd idea. Oscar ended up urinating in his teacher’s coffee pot. After Oscar was finished, and was leaving the staff room Mr. Davis had just happened to just be walking into the staff room. He started shouting at Oscar to get out of the staff room. Also, he mentioned Oscar should be in detention in the next 5 minutes or he would call head office and explain the whole situation. The next scene shows the detention hall and Mr. Davis pouring himself a cup of contaminated coffee and Oscar and his friend snickering in the background. After Mr. Davis’s first sip, his face turns sour. In my opinion, the suspense that initiates when the flashback is first instigated is what keeps the viewers tuned in.

This is a great short film, however it is not a documentary! 18/24 media type="custom" key="7211367" []