Tama Tu Film Questions

Tama Tu Short Film NZ


How does the crow help the mood of the film?
Helps sense the sense of fear of being killed by death.

What does the ammo exchange help show?
That the soldiers are willing to sacrifice their belongings to help put their friends life in less danger.

What does the handheld camera shot help show?
It helps show the background of the film and the surroundings they have , also to put more of a realistic state because they are in a war crisis for the viewers.

What does the black cat symbolise?
In the short film , the black cat brought death upon a soldiers so maybe it means death , but I know the black cat symbolises bad luck . So death and bad luck , bad luck because the death that was brought upon the soldier and death because of the bad luck.

How do the filters help show meaning?
The filters are messy and sort of blurry . They can't have used a happy or colourful filter because they represent joy , and joy in war doesn't go well together. The filter also helps set the time and date of when the war happened , because I am very much certain that the war didn't happen in the 21st century.

What and how do the film aspects help with the suspense with the shooting of the German soldier?
Help show a better understanding because I assume the soldiers know now to not go near the black cat because of the death of the German soldier . It also helps show the emotion of sympathy of the soldier. But I did notice when the Maori soldier did hesitate to shoot the German soldier because he was happy while playing with safe animals.

What does the use of the shadow help show?
The shadow represents death.

What shots are used to 'bookend' the film?
Birds Eye View , High Angle , Low Angle , Tracking