Slap

 slap is a 25 minute short film which follows a scouse teenage boxer trying to discover how to be himself using makeup and woman's clothing while growing up in a toxic and harmful environment. Slap is a coming of age short film. There are parts of drama and talks about the idea of gender as there we can feel a tense atmosphere when Connor decides to express to his family and friends about his true emotions. This short film still follows a three-act structure. The films seems to allude that his love of makeup will eventually be seen by others, there is a sense in the film that Connors dad will find out about his secret and there would be confrontation, however we never see this. 

Characters:

Connor: the protagonist of this short film. He hides his emotions from his family and friends having grown up in a masculine environment which leads to tense atmospheres when he reveals who he truly is to his less understanding friends.

Lola: Connor's girlfriend acts as a sort of red herring as we think she is going to support her boyfriend when he tells her his interests but she shuns him causing more pain and anger from Connor.

Archie: Connor's best friend. Archie originally acts in a kind way being supportive of Connor as he sympathises due to him having faced abuse for his sexuality. However, it is revealed that Archie is not a very good person or friend as he exposes Connor creating a twist for the ending of this movie.

sound:

A sombre and calming score is played at the beginning of the short when Connor is applying his makeup to show the sense of ease he feels when he expresses himself in a way that makes him happy. This is cut short when we hear a door open and the sound of his fathers voice. This causes the music to stop as Connor has been snapped out of his daydream to the reality of his life. Ultimately, in the final scene we only hear a deafening ringing which is done to portray to accumulation of Connor's frustration, fear and anger.