A Birthday Wish Review
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A Birthday Wish
Be careful what you wish for
Released: December 18th 2015
Certificate: 12a
Director: Abbie Ashman
Cast: Meg McNaughton
Running time: 5 minutes
Plot: While counting down to
her birthday. Harley, a regular
women who works in a office has
a plan which turns out to be for
A new quirky short film which is a
different story line to a regular thriller film. ‘A
Birthday Wish’ was created by a group of Alevel students at Netherhall School in
Cambridge.
This film is a brand new idea which
involves a fifty year old women who works
in an office. She is counting down to her
birthday and her wish comes true which has
an unexpected turn in the film.
Meg McNaughton plays her debut in
this short film and she is simply brilliant.
She plays the character fantastically and
adds a humorous feel to the character.
By the students using unconventional
ideas in the film it means that you will not
expect the ending.
Pg 15
However the film has some downsides to it.
It is brilliant in the context as it is a brand
new idea however it can be seen as
repetitive but once you get past that and by
the use of some weird shots you can see
the overall brilliance of the film.
The character of Harley is an older
women (as you can see from the photo) she
pulls the greatest facial expression, is a
strange person, and she holds a grudge. By
these elements you can see how the
students thought about who they wanted
which really paid of as she acted brilliantly
and brought some charisma to the film. With
out Meg it would be seen as a regular film but
with the addition of Meg it is simply
marvellous.
The students used their initiative
when making the film. They found all the
locations, the star and all the costumes. I’ve
also heard that Meg came from France just to
film ‘A Birthday Wish’ which doesn't only
show dedication from Meg herself but the fact
that the students helped Meg as much as she
could and make her feel comfortable.
Jessica Brown
A sneak peek from the film
Verdict: A nice short film that is different and not
at all like any other short film you would have
seen.
Be careful what you wish for
Released: December 18th 2015
Certificate: 12a
Director: Abbie Ashman
Cast: Meg McNaughton
Running time: 5 minutes
Plot: While counting down to
her birthday. Harley, a regular
women who works in a office has
a plan which turns out to be for
A new quirky short film which is a
different story line to a regular thriller film. ‘A
Birthday Wish’ was created by a group of Alevel students at Netherhall School in
Cambridge.
This film is a brand new idea which
involves a fifty year old women who works
in an office. She is counting down to her
birthday and her wish comes true which has
an unexpected turn in the film.
Meg McNaughton plays her debut in
this short film and she is simply brilliant.
She plays the character fantastically and
adds a humorous feel to the character.
By the students using unconventional
ideas in the film it means that you will not
expect the ending.
Pg 15
However the film has some downsides to it.
It is brilliant in the context as it is a brand
new idea however it can be seen as
repetitive but once you get past that and by
the use of some weird shots you can see
the overall brilliance of the film.
The character of Harley is an older
women (as you can see from the photo) she
pulls the greatest facial expression, is a
strange person, and she holds a grudge. By
these elements you can see how the
students thought about who they wanted
which really paid of as she acted brilliantly
and brought some charisma to the film. With
out Meg it would be seen as a regular film but
with the addition of Meg it is simply
marvellous.
The students used their initiative
when making the film. They found all the
locations, the star and all the costumes. I’ve
also heard that Meg came from France just to
film ‘A Birthday Wish’ which doesn't only
show dedication from Meg herself but the fact
that the students helped Meg as much as she
could and make her feel comfortable.
Jessica Brown
A sneak peek from the film
Verdict: A nice short film that is different and not
at all like any other short film you would have
seen.
