When You Find Me

When You Find Me

"When You Find Me"  is a shorty film directed by Ron Howard and Canon for the new film project "Project Imagin8ion", it demonstrates the 10 themes of film capturing.

Character 

Within the first two minutes of the film we see are protagonist Liesal, a loving mother who strongly cares for her kids. For this reason we find her getting up late into to the night to help her kid who is either sick or has severe asthma.The lighting presents almost a silhouette in order for the audience to focus on the actions of the mother tending to her child.She provides him with comfort and medication.In addition, we see the Liesal across from her son, as appose to next to, when she sitting across we see a more motherly role being acted. The audience can then acknowledge that Liesal is devoted to her children and as well as responsible.

Time

The flashbacks in that we see, are set in Liesal's past. Based on the characters wardrobe and lack of technology we can say the time period is set somewhere in the late 90s. Furthermore, bright vivid colors represent this past while dreary and dark colors are used for the present when Liesal is a grown women.  In addition, based on the cinematography an obstacle is physically in their, way to represent there distance from each other during this time of their childhood. 

Backstory 

The audience is held under suspense when they are left to wonder what happen the night Liesal went out into the graveyard and found the plane. Towards the end of the film its finally revealed the spiritual experience that Liesal encountered as a child. We are now able to find out what she has been holding back from her sister for so long and how it relates to not only her flashbacks, but about her mom.This tells hidden backstory to not only the audience but also to her own sister. Based on the mood and the lighting its evident that this is one of the most essential parts of the film because it conveys vital information.The blue tint and glow effect gives an angelic mood.

Goal

When we see Liesal as a young girl in her flashback her main goal is to find her mother. She pursues this by finding a plane in which she thinks can fly her to space where her mother is as she did in her dream that night. She moves around the controls in the plane in some hope that it will work. The plane being found in the same graveyard as her mother's tomb, this foreshadows the connection she will have with her mother because this is an almost impossible coincidence that the audience can't except without question.      

Setting 

The setting of the flashbacks are evident, the film provides the audience with several scenes that take place on a farm setting. The farm is relatively a bright and colorful place, working as a contradiction to the dark inner conflicts that the girls are facing with the loss of their mother. Lastly, based on the bright lighting and the vibrant colors of the farm the setting is peaceful in order for us to really discover the true melancholy of an absent mother.

Relationship 

Here is one of the most significant scenes where the love between two sisters are portrayed.One of the most emotional parts of the film is when the sisters visit their mother's grave and Liesal sister conveys that her last words to her mother were harsh and crude.Relief is given when Liesal tells her that her mother knew she did not mean it. This shot really demonstrates how the sisters can depend on each other in their time of need. 

Obstacle

Here we see one of the major obstacles that Liesal must face.It is a fence that creates a barrier to her mother's grave.This may be also viewed as a important symbol of Liesal coming to terms and finally accepting the death of her mother. We see a wide shot in this scene to really show how tall this fence is compared to her size. It allows the audience to see this is a large obstacle Liesal must face in order to continue the story. Due to the appropriate lighting we are able to see everything thats occurring and this is how we can conclude its a challenge that our protagonist must face both mentally and physically.If the lighting was set up in any other way it might have sent the wrong message to the audience. For example less light and visibility of the character would set more of a horror movie look, along with more and faster close ups.  

Mood  

The scene when the two girl lie in bed talking about there mother, as Liesal's older sister tries to explain to her that their mother is gone she begins to cry. This serves as the aftermath to their hospital visit. The mood being set is grief for this reason there is low light and a soft reflection on her her face. The tint of the scene is blue, this color being the symbol of depression, its obvious that they are pain.

Unknown

 The night of the flashback Liesal asks where heaven was and if there were aliens, her sister tells her heaven is above space and that the aliens are also there.We later see Liesal wondering about space in her dreams. We explore her unknown of space as she dreams through animation. The animation fits a kid style. This is more realistic, because we see her dream more like a drawing or a cartoon, exactly how a kid would picture outer space and extraterestreals, along with the travel in a space ship.She later sees her mom in space when the alien opens itself. 

Discovery 

One of the most ineteresting discoveries is when Liesal tells about her experience when she was in the plane at her mothers graveyard. As she enters this world she see this setting of a white valley with a tree in the middle, as she runs to the tree she discovers her mother waiting under it. This discovery of her mother communicating with her after death is the main purpose of the story. The discover also allows both character and audience to have closure of the story.Liesel's sister is now released from the burden of knowing weather what she said to her mother was heard and if she would take it as the truth.The audience is now able to understand why these flashback dreams was bothering her throughout the film and characters are able to come to peace with themselves.