Narrative: Whats the plot and what is the story?
When researching short films we had to look at specific aspects which make it unique. Short films can last for a duration of around 2-15 mins. Short films can be professional or amateur productions,
Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals. Short films are often made by independent filmmakers for non profit, either with a low budget, no budget at all, and in rare cases big budgets. Short films are usually funded by film grants, non profit organizations, sponsor, or out of pocket funds. Short films can be apart of any genre and anyone can produce them.
There are some key aspects of short films:
An Exciting & Original Idea
New Boy
New boy is a childhood drama about a young boy from Rwanda who joins a primary school in Ireland. This short film is extremley good as it includes comical aspects as well as outlining serious issues. "The new kid in class looks different—he’s from Rwanda—and when the other kids start to tease him, it calls up memories of a violent past" Quoted from the director. It uses good editing techniques e.g. many cuts and the lighting and color-correction work during the Rwandan flashback sequences is stunning as well.
Short film: A day in the life of a sixthformer
We have learnt a lot about short films in the past few weeks and how they are constructed composed and which theories can apply to short films e.g. Todorovs Theory.
Here is my short film on A day in the life of a sixthformer
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