Terminal Bar is an award-winning American documentary short film directed by Stefan Nadelman. It is about a bar located in the Times Square in United States of America.

The entire documentary revolves around the owner of the bar and various customers of that bar. One of the thing that makes the documentary interesting is how the bartender, shot over 1,500 black and white portraits during his ten-year stint there from 1972-1982, and how those portraits are used in creating a film. The entire content of the movie is basically made of stills, black and white portraits, short scenes/interviews, audio, newspaper information and write ups, this is the reason that it is very interesting to see how a short film can be created using just these things. All the information presented in the movie is clearly understandable because of the way all the elements are presented and the way the information is zoomed in/out which makes it easier for the viewers to understand the visuals. One of the other interesting thing about the creation of this documentary is how the entire audio used in the film is connected to the content from starting till the ending, also the audio totally represents the hustle bustle life of New York City.

This documentary is a perfect example of how a short film can be created by using a proper combination of audio and visuals. For my projects, I could use a similar process of creating a layout that is particularly based on stills and text.