Short films

overall length of the short film affects its structure, characterisation, plot and especially story. ‘The longer a short film lasts, the more the audience wants it to be a story. They want it to mean something.’ (Cowgill (2005 :9)). This means that shorter films, up to 5 minutes, are usually a comedy sketch with a punch line, such as in Knob, or a horror with a twist, like Selfie From Hell. The reveal or surprising ending seems to be common in the under 5 minute short, as the film has little time to make a memorable and meaningful impact. Even the short The Present, which isn’t horror or comedy, has a reveal at the end. The ten-minute short has time to build character and story to a climax, without the need for a twist, such as the films…

In this evaluation I will be identifying and analyzing how effectively I used context and research to create my short film, I will also be evaluating my peer feedback and how I improved my short film as well as evaluating how I felt the project went throughout this assignment. Research I am really pleased with how this project went because I feel like I did a lot of thorough research into my auteur, Quentin Tarantino. From analyzing his films in my video essay, experimenting with some shots…

The thematic comparison of several short films of the romance genre present a stylistic interpretation of romantic relationships at various stages in the relationship spectrum. Three specific short films show both the evolution and deterioration of relationships and romantic love within genres like science fiction, drama, and comedy. All three of the shorts in this essay provoke emotion on different levels but have a similar message. The short films WORLD OF TOMORROW, INERTIAL LOVE, and GEORGE…

In the 2014 short film ASMAT- Nomi per tutte le vittime in mare (names in memory of all victims of the sea.), director Dagmawi Yimer illuminates the tragedy of the migrant lives lost to the Mediterranean in experimental form. For the majority of the film, a narrator lists the names of the migrants who died in a shipwreck on October 3, 2013, after opening the film with a partially-sung monologue from a migrant's perspective. Yimer depicts the names that are read aloud as shrouded forms bobbing up…

“Dawn” directed by Rose McGowan is a short film about a quiet adolescent in the early 1960s named Dawn who yearns for someone to relieve her from her sheltered life. She then meets this boy working at the local gas station with whom she innocently flirted with thinking the boy is the answer to her sheltered and restricted life. The story took a downturn as she gets killed in the end with inability to protect herself due to how she was brought up. “American Male” is a short film directed by…

In the short film “Alike” authors are presenting us with a YouTube video that has very few shades of color. Painting a picture where all cars, people, and structures are the identical. I find it bizarre that all the adults are look like males. Everything around these two was several shades of grey which I found mundane, cold and depressing. The feeling of life being sucked out of the young child was disheartening. Furthermore, we need to be able to be ourselves and not like everyone. The…

The stories shared are really heartbreaking to watch and the whole film has an exceptionally solemn, depressing and cold feel to it. Some have condemned it for demonstrating redemption yet I think that views truly overlooks the main issue here. All things considered, life needs to go ahead after such traumatic occasions and I think Herzog is essentially demonstrating the effect of one's actions and what life will resemble attempting to move past it. The stories are all to a great degree…

Alice Eve has a short film coming out in 2015, and four movies coming out in 2016, three of which are in post-production. The other film is in pre-production. "Lithgow Saint" is the short film that she was in and it has been completed. It stars Eve and Jason Isaacs as the titular character, and was written and directed by Jack Eve. The short film is about a male talk show host and his actress guest. “Criminal”, “Beyond Deceit”, and “The Brits Are Coming” are in post-production. “Criminal” was…

The Nolan Brothers have done an excellent job in creating a film and a short story with the same idea. Both the film and the short story are very interesting, even though confusing at times. They are also very intriguing, because they draw their audience in, and leaving them wanting more. However, I believe that the film conveys the story more effectively, especially with the understanding of the idea that is being portrayed. The film was more capable of allowing its audience to visualize,…

Wag the dog This movie was directed by Barry Levinson which show us the relationship between the media and public. The movie is from 1997 and it is one hour and 37 minutes. The title of the movie is asking America why dog wag its tail? Dog wag its tail when they are happy. If the tail controlling dog, the dog will be stupid. if the tail wagging a dog mean that something big such a war happened by something small such as sex scandal. in this movie, The title describes that how media manipulate…