Mid-Term Break

Hello, My name is James Graham and I am a young film maker from Oxford. This is a film that is very close to my heart, mainly because after seeing Bella Tarr's film,Werckmeister Harmonies, I wanted to make a short film in one shot. I wrote the script directly for one shot and to be based on Seamus Heaney's poem Mid-Term Break. After writing the script I took on the role of Producer to find Location and actors and also I scripted the basic camera movement in the early stages before handing the later camera movement and direction to Daved Harrison.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• mid-term
• break
• Seamus
• Heaney
• Poem

[AlGrayable]

really good job mate! great poem and a great film, the way it's one shot works really well.

[SpiTFire7thst]

whoa ... dat wuz dead emotioinal

[MrJumpinOnGrenades]

Heaney is just brilliant. For an incredibly personal poem his emotional detachment creates an uneasy atmosphere as he struggles with conflicting emotions. Heaney contrasts the laughing baby to symbolize that life continues but also to emphasize the sadness that the other characters are feeling. Heaney also encompasses the theme of time in his poetry, in this poem it is used to emphasize the brevity of his brothers life. Heaney ends the poem with a single devastating final line. Just Brilliant

[yellow1ops]

i love the song

[freddie488]

I'm not embarrassed to admit, when Mr. Docherty first gave us this to read in class, i actually cried. So beautiful and moving

[samjo27]

this is one of my favorite Heaney pieces, possibly my favorite poem of all time. an amazing video, well done <3

[jimmy27paul]

@nanez1988 Here we go again, we irish are definately the most argumentitve pricks on the web. Let it go, your makin us all look fuckin stupid.

[nanez1988]

perhaps an irish accent would be more appropriate. many irish poems were written about british brutality. we dont need brits to narrate our poetry.

[carramelmonkey]

@crazichic12345678 @XxTheOrangeGrapexX It's called Einaudi Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi. :) Fits so well with the video!

[ilovexbar]

i read this in english today, crying my eyes out :(

this is so sad

[mizzlizz31]

@grahamatfreaklizard

but seamus heaney is irish :)

[silverbeauty101]

shit man dis is so damn sad