Cashback (2004) - Review

So, over the Christmas holidays I took out a LOVEFiLM subscription on my Xbox 360, and came across a 20 minute short film called Cashback. It follows the story of a man working the night shift at Sainsbury's who is obsessed by the female form.

What I really liked about the film was how the director managed to capture the stillness and relaxed nature of an imaginary thought. When the main character was imagining drawing the various people in the shop, he was quite literaly taken to his own little world where everyone was perfectly still. It showed how people cope in various bleak situations, which I feel is very relatable to our own project.

I would like to take some of the sound features in this short film as inspiration for my own. When the man was in his own imaginary world, the sound almost sounded like he was submerged under water, creating a truly isolated mood.

There's a lot of inspiration we can take from this film.


If you want to watch the film, and have a LOVEFiLM streaming account, follow this link - http://www.lovefilm.com/film/Cashback/138364/?play_immediately=1 

RATING: 18 - Adult Scenes