Short Films

Short films can be easily distributed via the Internet; Across the Hall, for example, was solely distributed on the Internet. Certain websites encourage the submission of user-created short films, such as YouTube, Openfilm, BritFilms and Newgrounds have attracted large communities of artists and viewers, whereas sites such as BBC Film Network focus on showcasing curated British shorts.
Openfilm.com is a fast-growing online community where filmmakers and film lovers around the globe discover and distribute short and independent films.
The audiences for short films are normally people that are interested in filmmaking and people who prefer shorter films.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p006dc5l

I like this film as its so different and unique, it takes you through his life, but flicking through paper. I think its a really good and different way to present and a short film as its realistic and gets his story through.

I also found this on the bbc website, i like how different this short film is and how it shows how different people cope with different things. It shows you real life and how strange and secretive some people can be.

If found this film on the bbc website, i liked how it was just a simple story and somones thoughts and a joke of how the world was created.

From Dusk Till Dawn

From dusk till dawn is an action comedy thiller. We immeditaly meet two bad guys or robbers, this reveals to the audience who the main characters are. Within the trailer we see alot of crime and violence indicating and appealing to their audience. The soundtrack mainly features Texas blues. There are sound effects used especially when the tention is building and also when fighting and the explosion occoures. We dont realise until the end of the trailer that the two main characters are fighting zombies, we see this by a flash shot of hem attacking. Which also opens up to a difference audience as its another genre.

Kill Bill

When watching the trailer for Kill Bill you immeditaly see that there is no dialogue between the characters until towards the end. The two main women are represented as leaders, as they are fighting each other and are portrayed at strong dominent women. The loctaion of the trailer is in a chinese style room. The western style music and soundtrack comprimises many musical genres. The music varies from country music to selections from the speighetti western films. We immeditaly see that there is violence within the film and we can see that Uma Thurma-the bride-is seeking revenge.

Why is genre an important factor of film making ?

The genre of a film is dependent on various factors such as who the director is, what the audience expectations are and the storyline. In using the genre it creates a short cut in how the film describes and we know what to expect. When making a films its important to know whom the intended audience are. For example you must take into account what time the film was made and for what audience. Every genre has a unique set of characteristics influenced by the medium it will appear in.
Genres are also important to audiences, as they select their choice on the genre also certain genres are considered appropiate to certain ages or genres in society and their choices are made accordinly.
Audiences have a system of expectation about the content and style of a text according to its genre. this enables the audience to take pleasure in what their watching, pleasure may also be drawn from the differences.
Also audiences idenitfy with repeated elements in generic films and this may shape their own idenity, such as young girls dressing the same as their favourite film stars.
Genre provides structure and form which can allow a great deal of creativity and virtuosity, especially when a reworking of a generic conventions happens.
When making a film its also important to the producers as they market films according to genre because a niche audience has already been identified as taking an interest in that type of film.
Producers standerise the production according to the genre and audience, therefore cutting cost. Overall genre is very important when filmmaking as it determines the audience and structures the film.

Introduction A2 Media

This year in A2 Media we will be studying the concept of short films, our brief is to produce a short film of 5 minutes in a group, we then have the choice when working individually to create a poster to advertise the film and a review of he film for the publication in a magazine or a radio trailer. We will cover the development of short film as a media form, the narrative process in film making, representation issues, audience consideration, generic devices and technical code to help us make our sort film. We will then study these issues together to inform the promotional material for short films and we will explore film review writing techniques.

As well as producing the film and practical work we have to provide an evaluation and evidence of research and planning on this blog.