To get to grips with what a short film looks like and how long they are, we needed to watch a few short films ourselves. Two short films I watched were 'Slinky' and 'Umbilical'. Slinky was a short comedy film which didn't hold a meaningful message but was interesting to watch. Umbilical on the other hand contained a meaningful message through the art of 2D animation.
The message I believe was portrayed through 'Umbilical' was the idea that children are so caught up in technology that they have an 'umbilical' connection to the technology, and therefore cannot pull away. This doesn't allow the children to grow as a person and doesn't allow them to explore their creativity.
I hope to take this inspiration and apply it later to my own short film. I'm obviously not going to have a full 2D animated film as I don't have the skills yet, but I hope to create a logo for my 'production company' through the use of Adobe Illustration and an animated title for my short film through the use of Adobe AfterEffects. I also hope to use special effects with either the use of Adobe for maybe the use of fire or smoke. I shall hopefully be able to create a meaningful short film with a message while still keeping the audience entertained and my film original. I don't particulaly want to go down the route of comedy for a short film as comedy isn't my strongest point and can end badly if jokes aren't understood. I found this with 'Slinky' and didn't really find it entertaining. I hope to pursue the route of action adventure.
I can, without the use of applications, use some of the camera shots that were used in 'Umbilical'. The child was being portrayed as innocent, so a high angle shot was used. I can use this in my own short film to portray certain characters. To convey the idea that a character is evil or has authority then I could use a low angle shot looking up to the character. Wide angle shots were used to show the emptiness of the room and how lonely the child must get. I could use this to portray the space around a character if they become alone. This shot would give more emphasis on the space and emptiness around them.
With the use of Mise en Scene I can set my location if it's in doors with intentional symbolism or style my characters to fit the message I'm trying to get them to portray. This could include maybe a poster as they are easy to make or colourful clothing to show that a character is happy or wild.
For sound I could use diegetic and non-diegetic sound to create ambience or create music that suites the style of my film. This could be created in Garage Band or recorded from a phone or boom mic. Thing I may need to record are feet walking, cars, door opening, re-record speech etc.
Overall I preferred 'Umbilical' than 'Slinky' as the first had meaning, a thought out plot, good use of angles and camera shots and was interesting to watch. 'Slinky' on the other hand didn't entertain me, I became bored and lost interest. Although there were bits of good camera work such as shot reverse shot and good use of angles the genre that this film was trying to fit in didn't work and became immature very quickly, making the film seem unprofessional. I hope to follow the work of 'Umbilical' more so to make my film have meaning but also to come across as professional as possible.
The message I believe was portrayed through 'Umbilical' was the idea that children are so caught up in technology that they have an 'umbilical' connection to the technology, and therefore cannot pull away. This doesn't allow the children to grow as a person and doesn't allow them to explore their creativity.
I hope to take this inspiration and apply it later to my own short film. I'm obviously not going to have a full 2D animated film as I don't have the skills yet, but I hope to create a logo for my 'production company' through the use of Adobe Illustration and an animated title for my short film through the use of Adobe AfterEffects. I also hope to use special effects with either the use of Adobe for maybe the use of fire or smoke. I shall hopefully be able to create a meaningful short film with a message while still keeping the audience entertained and my film original. I don't particulaly want to go down the route of comedy for a short film as comedy isn't my strongest point and can end badly if jokes aren't understood. I found this with 'Slinky' and didn't really find it entertaining. I hope to pursue the route of action adventure.
I can, without the use of applications, use some of the camera shots that were used in 'Umbilical'. The child was being portrayed as innocent, so a high angle shot was used. I can use this in my own short film to portray certain characters. To convey the idea that a character is evil or has authority then I could use a low angle shot looking up to the character. Wide angle shots were used to show the emptiness of the room and how lonely the child must get. I could use this to portray the space around a character if they become alone. This shot would give more emphasis on the space and emptiness around them.
With the use of Mise en Scene I can set my location if it's in doors with intentional symbolism or style my characters to fit the message I'm trying to get them to portray. This could include maybe a poster as they are easy to make or colourful clothing to show that a character is happy or wild.
For sound I could use diegetic and non-diegetic sound to create ambience or create music that suites the style of my film. This could be created in Garage Band or recorded from a phone or boom mic. Thing I may need to record are feet walking, cars, door opening, re-record speech etc.
Overall I preferred 'Umbilical' than 'Slinky' as the first had meaning, a thought out plot, good use of angles and camera shots and was interesting to watch. 'Slinky' on the other hand didn't entertain me, I became bored and lost interest. Although there were bits of good camera work such as shot reverse shot and good use of angles the genre that this film was trying to fit in didn't work and became immature very quickly, making the film seem unprofessional. I hope to follow the work of 'Umbilical' more so to make my film have meaning but also to come across as professional as possible.
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