Short films

happy relationship. Mine, a product of Shotgun Films, the written creation of David Scullion, and direction by Simon Berry, has had many stops on the festival trail. Making the Official Selection list at DC Shorts 2016, LA Shorts Fest 2016, San Diego International Film Festival 2016, London Short Film Festival 2017, and the Cleveland International Film Festival 2017. The film has also been awarded with the Audience Choice Award at the San Diego Film Festival 2016. Speechless and not sure if…

“Man From The South”, written by Roald Dahl and published in 1948, is a short story that features a preposterous man who makes purposeless bets and when the facing person loses the bet, the man, Carlos, chops off one of the opposing person’s fingers. In the story “Man From The South”, Carlos makes a bet with a young naval cadet that if the naval cadet can light his cigarette lighter ten times in a row without missing once, the naval cadet wins a sleek, pale-green Cadillac. If the naval cadet…

in the short story written in 1924. Similarly, the film produced in Hollywood in 1932 was based on the same plot. However, the two are vastly different and I dare to say that the movie does not hold true the the integrity of Connell’s original piece. The integrity of the story is affected by the many differences and similarities in the areas of initiating event, characterization, and plot between the story and movie The Most Dangerous Game. In the initiating event of both the film and short…

conducted the phone interview with Zel Anders and I am still awaiting the email responses from the other two women I contacted. Zel Anders has worked as a producer, screenwriter, and director. Most of her work has been on short films, as she is still starting out in the film industry. She has a masters degree in English from Mills college and a Bachelor's in applied economics from the University of San Francisco. I asked her what lead her to…

these incredible works. "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrick is a sample of, for example, it is based upon the artistic short story, "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke. Kubrick has made an incredible showing with creating the first short story by joining together music with visual pictures path before now is the ideal time. The film permits its viewers to see the first short story told by Clarke, innovatively extended and expounded upon in correlation with incredible subtle element. "2001:…

Rover is a famously known short film for its employment of narrative. It conveys the tale by creating several action shots to build continuity. The story line of the short film is about a baby’s kidnapping that is saved by their pet dog, Rover. The movie was released in 1905, the same time of when the films started getting popular and British filmmaker’s realised narrative is an important sector in moving the picture. Filmmaker’s went into depth with making their films longer and increasing the…

The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates takes place in America during the 1960’s. The story is about a young feeble minded girl named Connie and her encounter with Arnold Friend someone who exploits women. Connie is a very flamboyant person and it gets her in a heap of trouble. Arnold Friend drives to Connie’s house while her parents aren’t there and the reader is led to believe that he rapes her. The story is an important book to read because it…

tension, irritation, suspensefulness, eeriness, and others in both the short story and film. Both the film and story include different techniques to portray the darker tones of the plot of the story. Throughout the story, Poe conveys the theme of dignity throughout the story, using the characters’ actions to suggest that people should not let pride cloud their judgement and future actions. The different moods are developed in the film and story of “The Cask of Amontillado,” both giving off a…

Edgar Allan Poe's short story and Annette Jung's screen interpretation of "Tell-Tale Heart" both show a common theme of how all actions have a consequence. Gazing upon the Old Man's chilling eye, working up the nerve to kill him, the mad man hated the evil eye. But once he does, his guilt ,the beating of the dead man's heart slowly hounds his conscience.The character's thoughts, morals, and emotions help depict and guide the readers along the story, as well as to get them to understand the…

is made up of two classes -- the hunters and the hunted.” The previously mentioned hunter and the hunted is a common set of roles for characters in short stories, novels, plays, and films. The story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is a classic example. Whenever a piece of literature, such as a short story or a novel, are adapted into a film or another medium, changes are common. These changes can be minor and have no effect on the story, such as renaming a character; however, these…