I’m going to analyse this student K-film ‘Kitchen Stories’ (2012) using De Bono’s hats.

RED  – My emotional response to the piece was that I found it hard to enjoy. It was about relations of food, using colour.

BLACK – It was very hard to get away from one specific colour, and I had to click through many many many clips to arrive at a new, fresh cluster of fragments. The constant background track was a little distracting and gave it a bit too much of a ‘linear’ feel for me. Each shot generally has different close-ups of the same food from different angles, which quickly became repetitive for me. I found the fragments to be a little too long each to keep me engaged.

YELLOW – I liked the use of multi-language. There was a sense of wholesomeness behind the idea/concept. I felt like there was a very ‘family-oriented’ vibe, with the three different cultures intersecting over their shared love of food. 

GREEN –  The background image stayed the same the entire film (with the previews on top), as does the interface. I would have liked to see what some changes and variety could have added to the film.