Inspiration 8: Nuit Blanche

"Nuit Blanche", a short film by Arev Manoukian, is about two complete strangers sharing a special moment. It's a phenomenon that occurs to anyone, anywhere and it lasts for a split second. Just other short movies that were mentioned before, this short is almost 5 minutes long and features no dialogue, no background story on any of the characters (they are also strangers to the viewers who managed to relate to them as "lovers") and the presence of emotional ambient music. The Influence of Nuit Blanche in this project can be seen in the lack of dialogue, the history of the two characters is a mystery to the viewers, yet it is clear that it's about a father and a daughter (a notion that all viewers have experienced and can relate to in their own personal way). The dominance of emotional music is present also in this project which helped the transition from the "Real" and "Memory", the music starts when the father closes his eyes and starts reliving his memories of his daughter. This can also be seen in Nuit Blanche, the 1st transition between the "Real" and the "Imaginary" occurs with music tempo changes, slow motion shots that last until the second transition which brings the characters back to reality.