'Stalk'

2005

A dark fairy tale about Lonely Bunny who is intrigued by her unusual admirer's desperate attempts to get her attention.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p004r2bz (8.19mins)

The short film was interesting as the director has chosen to use animated animals as opposed to humans. However, some of the images and props used are real- for example, the car, the shops etc. The facial features of the bunny were real people's. 

The director established the genre of the film- thriller/horror- in the first few seconds of the film. The sad lonely bunny along side the rainy dark night set up a sense of fear and foreshadowed something sinister. The non diagetic music consisting of heavy beats from low to high notes resembled that a heart beat with are common to real horror movies. The diagetic sound of footsteps and rain all add to the sense of unease.
Although the film was cartoon, the director still used interesting camera angles and shots to make it feel more realistic. The frequent use of over the shoulder shots suggests that something of someone is following the bunny (hence the name Stalk) The high angle shot of the green alien looking creature which we learn is stalking the bunny is also a clever technique as we are forced to look into his huge eyes which makes him appear even more frightening.
The lighting throughout the film is dark and dull which again, matches the genre of the short film.
All in all the film was interesting and very unique. I enjoyed the animation and I thought it was very clever the way it was similar to real horror/thriller films although it was short and didn't involve human characters.

7/10