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''Nightlife'' is a 1976 short film (11 minutes) directed by Robin Lehman.
It is a nature documentary, but one that eschews most of the tropes of nature documentaries--there's no narration, and in fact no dialogue or title cards at all. What it is, is simply film footage of wildlife in the Irish Sea (seemingly in a shallow area). Clams jet around, coral polyps pop up and back down, lobsters skitter about, and jellyfish bear a distinct resemblance to neon signs, all while a vaguely New Age-y soundtrack plays.
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* ArtisticTitle: The title, which doesn't pop up until four minutes into a movie that's only 11 minutes long, is "NIGHTLIFE" in all caps, and drawn to look the lights of a neon theater marquee. This is an obvious echo of the jellyfish who look like neon signs.
* BladeOfGrassCut: Most of the film is closeups of ocean wildlife.
* DroneOfDread: One shot shows a jellyfish descending like an alien spaceship, with a pulsing drone every time the jellyfish expands and contracts.
* MickeyMousing: Throughout, the soundtrack is synchronized with the motion of the animals. Castanets click every time a clam scoots over the sand. A bell rings every time a particular luminescent jellyfish pulses.
* NatureDocumentary: Video photography of the wildlife at the bottom of the Irish Sea.
* NoPlotNoProblem: No attempt to build a story, just 11 minutes of sea critters.
* SilenceIsGolden: No dialogue or titles in the film.
It is a nature documentary, but one that eschews most of the tropes of nature documentaries--there's no narration, and in fact no dialogue or title cards at all. What it is, is simply film footage of wildlife in the Irish Sea (seemingly in a shallow area). Clams jet around, coral polyps pop up and back down, lobsters skitter about, and jellyfish bear a distinct resemblance to neon signs, all while a vaguely New Age-y soundtrack plays.
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!!Tropes:
* ArtisticTitle: The title, which doesn't pop up until four minutes into a movie that's only 11 minutes long, is "NIGHTLIFE" in all caps, and drawn to look the lights of a neon theater marquee. This is an obvious echo of the jellyfish who look like neon signs.
* BladeOfGrassCut: Most of the film is closeups of ocean wildlife.
* DroneOfDread: One shot shows a jellyfish descending like an alien spaceship, with a pulsing drone every time the jellyfish expands and contracts.
* MickeyMousing: Throughout, the soundtrack is synchronized with the motion of the animals. Castanets click every time a clam scoots over the sand. A bell rings every time a particular luminescent jellyfish pulses.
* NatureDocumentary: Video photography of the wildlife at the bottom of the Irish Sea.
* NoPlotNoProblem: No attempt to build a story, just 11 minutes of sea critters.
* SilenceIsGolden: No dialogue or titles in the film.
