3rd October - Short Film Research

Due to joining the course later than my other classmates, I am slightly behind on certain parts of the course, so this is my attempt to catch up. I have been introduced to a site called “Vimeo” - http://vimeo.com/, which is a site which includes many different videos. So I have been browsing certain short films on there, matching our film limit of five minutes. Some of them are incredible, and due to having a very broad idea of what to base our film on, I can freely view many different types of short films, of all different genres. Some that have caught my eye include:

http://vimeo.com/18486821

Why not go for a romance?
From a change of last years thriller film would be for a romance film. The options are endless so why not! This short film has some real potential and its sitcom like structure with its transitional wipes adds to this. I have also taken the idea of its flashbacks which occur throughout the short film which could be used in our groups short film and also its quick wipes onto other scenes making time go faster through the short film, which is obviously of high importance due to the maximum time limit of 5:00 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4jY8WxcFMo

Why not stick with what we know?

If we create another thriller film then we already have the basic ideas to create a great film, learning from last year and being able to improve on this. I have been searching trailers from films that have been created and I believe this is how we should create our film. A trailer leaves the audience on a cliffhanger on what to expect next, and so they have to watch the film. This could also be the start of a sequel which we could also use to our advantage because we could create it ending with a cliffhanger. Due to our five minutes maximum time period, maybe this would be the best idea to fit in everything we need to in a short period of time, and also to leave the audience in suspense with a cliffhanger. This clip is a trailer of 007 Quantum Of Solace and has thriller aspects and also leaves the audience on a cliffhanger. It does not show the whole film, and obviously we would include less effects and more information. But this shows a basis of how direct our film has to be without being a trailer.