Screen shot 1:This screen shot if of the opening title. I chose this as it instantaneously gave me an idea of what the film could be about - which was teens and youth. This was not only due to the title of the film, but also due to the visual and audio of someone 'texting' the title. This could be considered conventional of shot films in the way that the title relates to the films themes itself.
Screen shot 2:I chose screen shot two as I feel it shows a good representation of all it's characters, the main character in the front as a 'forgotten youth' with her mobile phone out. Whilst you get an idea of her family in the back with her nagging sister and her mum scratching away at a scratch card. By having the girl in front it connotes that she is the main protagonist.
Screen shot 3:I chose this screen shot because it represents the girls isolation, her walking alongside the river. It also presents the darkness of the plot unravelling through the blue filter being added gradually frame by frame - making an audience feel cold although the girls stories are so innocent. I also chose it because it clearly presents the rule of thirds.
I chose this screen shot as direction clearly shows the girls isolation - her hands on her lap, slightly hidden in her sleeves and her face looking down sorrowfully. I also chose this shot because it when I first started becoming curious of what was in the carrier bag, as the girls thought trail becomes darker and darker, you become more aware of the carrier bag and what form of morbidity it may contain.
Screen shot 5:
I chose this shot as I felt it added to the artistic style of the film - the usage of high angle shots. I felt the use of high angle shots on the girl could suggest how small she is in a 'big world'. I felt it could also connote that the 'grass is greener on the other side', being the opposite river bank which could be metaphorical for how her life could be different with fame and money.
Screen shot 6:
I chose this screen shot as it wraps up the whole story. Like every short film I have seen, there has been some form of shot or scene that wraps up any questions on confusion throughout the film. Like Home, which has a shot of a Donkey to clear up any confusion of what the man could be hiding in his flat. Again, I feel the use of an underwater shot also adds to the personal creative style, it shows how brutal things really can get for such an innocent young girl.
Screen shot 7:
I chose this screen shot as I felt it was a good way in which to end a short film - A high angled establishing shot of the girl walking away from the 'problem' as it has been 'resolved'.
By having it high angled and establishing, you feel like you are just an audience of the story and as she walks away you feel the story coming to a finish.
Screen shot 8:
My final screen shot is of the final credits of the film. They are simple black and white credits rolling up from bottom to top. The font is a sans serif font which connotes the youth of the girl as it is a curly and childish looking font.
My Brother Leon:
The following screen shots are from our own short film 'My Brother Leon'. Comments will describe how each of the screen shots has met or broken away from the conventions of a short film.
Screen shot 1:
My first screen shot I chose was the title of our film. I felt this title both broke and met the codes and conventions of a short film. Firstly, I felt it broke the conventions through where it was placed in the film. As it was not place directly at the beginning, I felt it was more conventional to that of a feature length film. However, I felt it met the codes and conventions through the simplicity of the title, the plain black and white.
Screen shot 2:
I feel that this screen shot meets the codes and conventions of a short film. This is because it's clearly establishing the surroundings and the life-style of the main character within the first few scenes. The audience would pick up on the girl wearing her uniform and sitting doing homework on her own, which both suggests her isolation and her innocence.
I also feel that the over-stereotyping of a young innocent girl meets the conventions also. This is because there is a shorter length of time to get the message across. So the use of uniform and folders clearly gets the message across. Like in About a Girl, simply by giving the mother a scratch card and a pram, they have represented what type of character she is.
Screen shot 3:
I chose this screen shot as it again portrays the girls innocence through her staged directions. The audience will be able to related and think about times when they may have thought that putting a pillow over your ears would block out all the noises and thoughts, making things instantaneously "okay".
I feel that this meets the codes and conventions of a short film, as the use of a close up is used effectively to create the desired response from an audience. By having the shot closer to the girl, you feel that you are closer with the girl and her problems.
Screen shot 4:
Similarly to screen shot 1, I feel that this shot both breaks and meets the codes and conventions of a short film. I feel that it breaks the code in the way that the choice in casting of the mother takes away from the realism. I have always felt that the vast majority of short films have tried their up-most best for the heightens sense of realism.
However, I feel that the use of an over the shoulder shot meets the conventions and adds to the sense of realism. It feels as if you are there with Leon whilst he is arguing with his mother.
Screen shot 5:
I chose this screen shot as I feel it meets the codes and conventions of a short film. It has met the conventions, in my opinion by you taking the side of the main character and watching through her eyes as her mother watches her son, Leon, shout and slam his way out of the front door. I feel this has been achieved by seeing over the shoulder of Lily as the action is happening behind her.
I also feel that the blue gels put on the lighting in the hallway meet the conventions of a short film as it subtly represents the cool and dark mood of Leon as he slams his way out of the front door.
Screen shot 6:
I chose this screen shot as I feel that this also meets the codes and conventions of a short film. I feel that this has met the conventions through the use of a personal artistic style, the way the extreme close up sucks you into the feelings of a silent youth.
I also feel that it meets the conventions through the use of an extreme close up to add emphasis to a darkening plot. I feel that this shot is a potential turning point in our film which ends up as the demise of her brother.
Screen shot 7:
This is the final shot of our short film and I feel that it has met the conventions of a short film. This is because it shows a sense of resolve to the story - the look shared by the mother and Lily gives off a sense of joint understanding and grief.
The slow fade at the end of this shot works similarly to the girl in About a Girl walking away in the last shot: They both leave you feeling like you are being pulled out of the story.
Screen shot 8:
My final screen shot is of my end credits. I feel that my credits break the generic codes and conventions of a short film. This is because it has slow fading credits with slow music, like that of a feature film. However, I felt that this was more fitting with the end of the film, even if it breaks the conventions, as it gives a resolving sense of sadness to the audience.
Screen shot 5:I chose this shot as I felt it added to the artistic style of the film - the usage of high angle shots. I felt the use of high angle shots on the girl could suggest how small she is in a 'big world'. I felt it could also connote that the 'grass is greener on the other side', being the opposite river bank which could be metaphorical for how her life could be different with fame and money.
Screen shot 6:I chose this screen shot as it wraps up the whole story. Like every short film I have seen, there has been some form of shot or scene that wraps up any questions on confusion throughout the film. Like Home, which has a shot of a Donkey to clear up any confusion of what the man could be hiding in his flat. Again, I feel the use of an underwater shot also adds to the personal creative style, it shows how brutal things really can get for such an innocent young girl.
Screen shot 7:I chose this screen shot as I felt it was a good way in which to end a short film - A high angled establishing shot of the girl walking away from the 'problem' as it has been 'resolved'.
By having it high angled and establishing, you feel like you are just an audience of the story and as she walks away you feel the story coming to a finish.
Screen shot 8:My final screen shot is of the final credits of the film. They are simple black and white credits rolling up from bottom to top. The font is a sans serif font which connotes the youth of the girl as it is a curly and childish looking font.
My Brother Leon:
The following screen shots are from our own short film 'My Brother Leon'. Comments will describe how each of the screen shots has met or broken away from the conventions of a short film.
Screen shot 1:My first screen shot I chose was the title of our film. I felt this title both broke and met the codes and conventions of a short film. Firstly, I felt it broke the conventions through where it was placed in the film. As it was not place directly at the beginning, I felt it was more conventional to that of a feature length film. However, I felt it met the codes and conventions through the simplicity of the title, the plain black and white.
Screen shot 2:I feel that this screen shot meets the codes and conventions of a short film. This is because it's clearly establishing the surroundings and the life-style of the main character within the first few scenes. The audience would pick up on the girl wearing her uniform and sitting doing homework on her own, which both suggests her isolation and her innocence.
I also feel that the over-stereotyping of a young innocent girl meets the conventions also. This is because there is a shorter length of time to get the message across. So the use of uniform and folders clearly gets the message across. Like in About a Girl, simply by giving the mother a scratch card and a pram, they have represented what type of character she is.
Screen shot 3:I chose this screen shot as it again portrays the girls innocence through her staged directions. The audience will be able to related and think about times when they may have thought that putting a pillow over your ears would block out all the noises and thoughts, making things instantaneously "okay".
I feel that this meets the codes and conventions of a short film, as the use of a close up is used effectively to create the desired response from an audience. By having the shot closer to the girl, you feel that you are closer with the girl and her problems.
Screen shot 4:Similarly to screen shot 1, I feel that this shot both breaks and meets the codes and conventions of a short film. I feel that it breaks the code in the way that the choice in casting of the mother takes away from the realism. I have always felt that the vast majority of short films have tried their up-most best for the heightens sense of realism.
However, I feel that the use of an over the shoulder shot meets the conventions and adds to the sense of realism. It feels as if you are there with Leon whilst he is arguing with his mother.
Screen shot 5:I chose this screen shot as I feel it meets the codes and conventions of a short film. It has met the conventions, in my opinion by you taking the side of the main character and watching through her eyes as her mother watches her son, Leon, shout and slam his way out of the front door. I feel this has been achieved by seeing over the shoulder of Lily as the action is happening behind her.
I also feel that the blue gels put on the lighting in the hallway meet the conventions of a short film as it subtly represents the cool and dark mood of Leon as he slams his way out of the front door.
Screen shot 6:I chose this screen shot as I feel that this also meets the codes and conventions of a short film. I feel that this has met the conventions through the use of a personal artistic style, the way the extreme close up sucks you into the feelings of a silent youth.
I also feel that it meets the conventions through the use of an extreme close up to add emphasis to a darkening plot. I feel that this shot is a potential turning point in our film which ends up as the demise of her brother.
Screen shot 7:This is the final shot of our short film and I feel that it has met the conventions of a short film. This is because it shows a sense of resolve to the story - the look shared by the mother and Lily gives off a sense of joint understanding and grief.
The slow fade at the end of this shot works similarly to the girl in About a Girl walking away in the last shot: They both leave you feeling like you are being pulled out of the story.
Screen shot 8:My final screen shot is of my end credits. I feel that my credits break the generic codes and conventions of a short film. This is because it has slow fading credits with slow music, like that of a feature film. However, I felt that this was more fitting with the end of the film, even if it breaks the conventions, as it gives a resolving sense of sadness to the audience.
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