Gone Goodbye is a short artistic film which was made in 2009. This short film explores relationships and instances in an unusual way. The film follows a man on his journey; although it doesn't really show why he's gone there specifically. The main focus of this short film was to make it highly stylistic and to create a pleasant viewing experience for its audience.
Its use of long scenes adds emphasis to the dramatic voiceover, increasingly adding emotion by telling you a story. It starts with a overhead shot of a car driving on an empty country road, this symbolises loneliness. We (the audience) assume that the person who is driving the car is the person who is also the voiceover. Roland Barthes suggests that 'enigma' keeps the audience guessing and questioning what is happening and why, this is shown in the long cut as the viewer doesn't know the entire story and are guessing as to what has happened to the voiceover character. The soundtrack throughout is quite ominous which grips the attention of the viewer. The first cut itself is in 1:40, the length of the cut is to show that the entire story has been happening much longer than the actual film; increasing the emotions. The use of long cuts and slow, gripping music entices the viewer to keep on watching. The numerous number of shots showing empty planes on land, panning views of seemingly empty and solemn forest areas further accentuate the feeling of loneliness, throughout this short time we feel a sense of sympathy for the character. The balloon is used as a visual metaphor for his life which gives a powerful idea of how his life is left shattered when the balloon pops.
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