Story-Telling: Real Gone (Short Film by Seth Worley)

Real Gone is a short film by Seth Worley. It's about a man named Elwood Holler who, no matter how hard he tries, just can't end his own life.

Who is Seth Worley?

Seth Worley is an American film director and writer. He is known by most for his short films Plot Device (2011), Spy Vs Guy (2013) and Real Gone (2015). In his time he has also worked on a special TV Commercial for Star Trek Into Darkness.

Real Gone (2015)

Real Gone is a short film about a man who is trying and failing to kill himself. Although it deals with a tough subject, it does it in a comical tone. Because of the films comical tone, you forget you're watching a film about a man trying to commit suicide. I love how the film keeps you engaged throughout even though there is a high lack of dialogue, it's mostly just action. The man in the film tries everything he can think of but still can't kill himself. Towards the end he saves someone from a burning building and changes he mind, however (spoiler alert) he is hit by a fire engine and dies. He then ends up in his happy place, the place he has been trying to get to all along.

I love this film a lot and that's why I have chosen to look at it. I like the style it has, in terms of the way it has been written, shot and coloured. The film is shot very well and the visual effects used add to it even more. I watched a series of behind the scenes shows about the film produced by Ryan Connolly, who is a friend of Seth and who hosts a filmmaking YouTube series called Film Riot. In fact this film was produced as part of the Film Riot Epic Summer that took place in 2015. Whilst I'm producing and editing my own project I will keep this film in mind because I like it's style and the way it tackles a tough issue in a comical way, the tough issues in mine being gambling addiction and broken families.