Definition of a short: A short is a film no longer than 40 minutes long. Most are found to be 3-10 minutes in length. When shorts were first invented their name was a short film, only recently did the name turn 'short' into a noun.
Here are some examples of shorts;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzg2jjH2z8E
This is an animation, which we do not have the abilities to do. However it gave us an example of how short stories are made, and what they mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Un20p1NGuw
This short is a perfect example of what we want to do. Except for the graffic skills needed I feel that the simple story, with a twist at the end is perfect example of what we want to achieve.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5CePvJo0O4
This short film is a psychological thriller. Although the story is not the kind of we are going for, the short clips between long clips give it variety, again exactly what we want to achieve.
Conventions of a Psychological Thriller
Film:
- Narrative:two character point of view 1.that of the protagonist, which involves the audience and creates empathy for the character 2. point of view of the villain, leads to empathy of villain.The story can also be told from the view of an onlooker. This shows both the characters sides to the story.
- Clothing: For the victim the clothing is usually feminine but sexy. The villain will be in casual clothing. The hero is usually in smart dress, like suits or casual.
- Setting: this can be anywhere. Urban, sub-urban, countryside or cities.
- Camera shots: POV shot is very common
- Mise en scene: threatening weapons- kitchen knives, dim lighting
- themes: current fears
To challenge the conventions of this are hard without making it into just a simple thriller. We wanted to keep the genre as much as possible. The challenge is the female at the beginning. Usually a man is seen as the main character at the beginning being psyco.
Review:
- Original poster for the film or the main character slightly over the top of the magazines name
- quotes from the review
- bright colours
- Bold important sentences
- SPECIALS
- questions asking what they know in the review
Poster:
- A large title which attracts the eye with bold colours standing out form the background
- Picture of the main character(s) with the locations around.
- Dark colours such as red, black and browns
- persuasive language
- Use of the main characters status. 'Brad Pitt'
- The weapon used in the movie
- simple, it doesn't reveal too much about the film, this makes the viewer want to find out about it.
- A question. 'Would you turn the light on?'
