Short Films, Short Films & More Short Films.

Today the class looked at a few short films together, we had a short discussion and then went on to analyse them. I then went on looking at short films that related to ideas that i wanted to do myself, for some inspiration.


The Door:





The use of old fashioned music, with a black and white effect gives it the connotations of an original short film. The mise en scene also does this, until we see the car and notice it is actually in the present day. The actors also use exaggerated body language and facial expressions as there are no words, also used in old short films such as ones starring Charlie Chaplin.


Cancer Film Festival Winner:
Watching the start of the film we see a small girl looking like shes playing, but being naughty. She begins to cut off her hair, and the audience begin to think about the trouble shes going to be in when her parents see what has happend. But as the story progresses, and the parents do come home, the young girl offers her hair to her sick brother. The mood of the film then changes to an uplifting mood as it is quick, dramatic and heartwarming.





Blackhole:
The easy to follow storyline makes it friendly, and being set in the present time, happening in the space of 4 minuites makes it seem more realsitic and the audience won't get bored when watching. The clever use of editing makes it possible for the curious character to go through the vending machine and through the safe. The character then gets trapped in the safe which adds humour, and adds some kind of moral to the short film; stealing from a safe and then he is trapped in there.