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The Older Bastard Brother: faces and warm interiors
The Older Bastard Brother brings a contemporary western into a wood-panelled interior. James Alton directed, produced, photographed and edited the short, written by Dave Kenneth MacKinnon.
Dave MacKinnon on screen
MacKinnon stars alongside Peter Louis Chouinard in a story about brothers. His hat and the warm wooden room give the close-up a recognisable western setting.
The light across his face separates it from the darker hat and background. The wood remains visible, adding texture around the performance.
A compact setting
The film’s interior scenes put the performers close to the details of the room. Face, wardrobe and background share the composition, rather than isolating the actor against black.
The wood-panelled interior surrounds the exchange between the two brothers.
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