Charlie

Vince Gatton

William Shakespeare

Emily Lyon

Sonnet #69

I was in New York for a few days this January in between blizzards and was lucky to get onto my next destination before the snow that we see in this short film fell. In the film we see a well-wrapped-up Vince Gatton, run up to us and start addressing directly to the camera before, for some reason the camera legs it, requiring Gatton to catch up and finish the sonnet for us. It is an odd device and an odd camera view I thought but it soon becomes clear that this view is that of his dog and he is addressing it – we break out of the first-person (first-dog?) perspective about the halfway point.

This is a clever twist because the sonnet is basically saying that yes the subject of the sonnet looks as good as everyone says, but everyone also sees beyond the superficial and sees the heart and the deeds thereof as well, and perhaps in this way the subject is not quite as highly regarded (or placed) as they appear. It works because Gatton&apos;s physical performance makes it work, linking the praise aspect and the other side to the dog well, with the delivery of &quot;rank smell&quot; and the reference to the soil. It is an amusing twist that is well done and it adds meaning and context to the words in a way that is engaging and interesting.

The sound quality varies a little between shots, but Gatton&apos;s delivery is very clear and crisp, and if he struggled with either the cold or the dog then it isn&apos;t apparent. Nice little film with good delivery and an amusing interpretation.

I was in New York for a few days this January in between blizzards and was lucky to get onto my next destination before the snow that we see in this short film fell. In the film we see a well-wrapped-up Vince Gatton, run up to us and start addressing directly to the camera before, for some reason the camera legs it, requiring Gatton to catch up and finish the sonnet for us. It is an odd device and an odd camera view I thought but it soon becomes clear that this view is that of his dog and he is addressing it – we break out of the first-person (first-dog?) perspective about the halfway point.

This is a clever twist because the sonnet is basically saying that yes the subject of the sonnet looks as good as everyone says, but everyone also sees beyond the superficial and sees the heart and the deeds thereof as well, and perhaps in this way the subject is not quite as highly regarded (or placed) as they appear. It works because Gatton's physical performance makes it work, linking the praise aspect and the other side to the dog well, with the delivery of "rank smell" and the reference to the soil. It is an amusing twist that is well done and it adds meaning and context to the words in a way that is engaging and interesting.

The sound quality varies a little between shots, but Gatton's delivery is very clear and crisp, and if he struggled with either the cold or the dog then it isn't apparent. Nice little film with good delivery and an amusing interpretation.

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Sonnet #69

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