Initial Research
PROFESSIONAL SHORT FILMS
To begin researching, I specifically looked at the Sundance awarded short films, as they are the most successful and professional short films out there. I watched 'Garfield', 'Lucia, Before and After' and 'The Strange Ones'.
GARFIELD: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/06/20/garfield/ -
The films plot itself is not very creative, as it only shows two characters and how they are after a one night stand, however I did still enjoy the short film and how the chemistry of the two had still been successful even with minimal character development. If this short film had a clear genre it would be a comedy, mainly due to the ending where they drive through her families area, where unfortunately he is left half naked due to the cold weather. The majority of the setting/ location is in the male characters apartment, which includes the conversation
LUCIA, BEFORE AND AFTER: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/06/28/the-strange-ones/ -
Out of the three professional movies studied, this is the most creative in the way the story is portrayed through the use of just one character. It is unclear in the beginning what her intentions are but throughout it is clear that
THE STRANGE ONES: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/01/26/lucia-before-and-after/
ARRIVAL:
SLAP:
THE ELLINGTON KID:
OVER:
ECHO:
OPERATOR:
THE FLY:
GARFIELD: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/06/20/garfield/ -
The films plot itself is not very creative, as it only shows two characters and how they are after a one night stand, however I did still enjoy the short film and how the chemistry of the two had still been successful even with minimal character development. If this short film had a clear genre it would be a comedy, mainly due to the ending where they drive through her families area, where unfortunately he is left half naked due to the cold weather. The majority of the setting/ location is in the male characters apartment, which includes the conversation
LUCIA, BEFORE AND AFTER: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/06/28/the-strange-ones/ -Out of the three professional movies studied, this is the most creative in the way the story is portrayed through the use of just one character. It is unclear in the beginning what her intentions are but throughout it is clear that
THE STRANGE ONES: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/01/26/lucia-before-and-after/
tive, as it only shows two characters and how they are after a one night st. In terms of creativity, the story itself is definitely unique in the portrayal of the relationship between a young boy and an older man. Where in the beginning it seems
TIGHT JEANS:
ARRIVAL:
SLAP:
THE ELLINGTON KID:
OVER:
ECHO:
OPERATOR:
THE FLY:
- Creativity
- Setting/Location
- Costume and props
- Genre
- Editing
- Camera shots, angles and composition
- What you liked/didn't like
- Sound
- Casting
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