The shot documentary 'The Archive' directed by Sean Dunne, is a piece that focuses entirely upon the elderly couple and their collection of records that they have gathered over their life-time. The short film is all-set within the room they keep their records in, from cutting to and from the couple to shots of the records, the audience are able to understand the bond between the gentlemen and his collection.
The audience is given a brief insight to their lives and how they came about acquiring such a large collection. The main emphasis of the film shifts from how he got them all, to what the couple are going to do with them. The gentlemen discusses the current situation he's in and talks about how people don't understand the true uniqueness and quality to records. The audience is put on the side of supporting the couple, because the only insight/opinions we're getting is from them.. not from external/opposing sources. However I feel the director intended this film to be a short, to the point, interesting and some-what thought-provoking piece that educates the audience into something that could be considered as a niche subject.
The shots in this film are simple but effective, they make the audience feel at ease and the pace of the editing matches the tone of the film. The approach to the film focuses solely upon the couple, not even a narrator nor' interviewer is implemented in the piece, and i feel this works effectively for the final piece.
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