“Dead Bird is an experiment in storytelling & editing.

The same story is presented 3 different ways with each edit revealing a little more about the characters personalities, through their relationship with the environment, each other and a dead bird.”

You can watch the shortfilm either in a split screen edit or two classical edits. You can learn a lot about spatial montage comparing the three edits. In my opinion the classical edits in this case are much more compelling. The split screen edit transfers a certain atmosphere but no dramatic development while the classical edits offer more suspense. The split screen shows you different view points at the same time, but in this case it’s not really leading somewhere.