“Are We Free” is a pair of short films that explores the concept of appreciating your freedom through the usage of different cinematography techniques. The concept was formed from the group’s own insights that the topic of freedom includes negative experiences (decision paralysis, chaos) and positive experiences (free will, free time) both of which are represented in the video. For the visual exercise, the group was tasked with creating a clear emotional narrative driven by a metaphor to guide the audience while making sure that the scenes maintain compositional intention. In the short film, the contrasting colours blue and orange are used to signal the tension the character is facing. The short begins with a girl who is stuck in the endless loop at a dead end job. Taking her fate in her own hands she decides to pull a fire alarm and escapes into a field where she can start over.
