Reflection: Week Two

This week we had to come up with two basic ideas, we had one minute to stand up and briefly outline our idea to the class, there was then a vote. My idea for a music video based on a song by Joshua Woodward called 'Dear Rebecca'. My idea was about a relationship but the focus is on the man in the relationship, and the film focuses on his story and journey through life, without his girlfriend, Rebecca, as she is dead. My idea for a short film was about a young LGBT teen becoming homeless, and the journey that she goes through, and eventually finds a girlfriend.

We learnt about different styles and genres of short films, and that no two short films are the same. Short films have to condense a story down so the story has to be simple and the production team need to plan their story to fit into a short space of time, so scenes needs to be quick and down to the point. There are a range of genres, sub-genres and hybrid genres to be explored in short films, as they are unique and a lot less common than feature length films, so they appeal to a niche audience. Some common genres in short films include: Animation, Comedy, LGBT & Fantasy.

We explored short films styles and conventions too. There are a lot of different conventions in short films such as: Plot Twists, Abstract & Niche. Twists in short films can happen at the end of the film, in films such as Granny Smith where a guy lies to his work that his grandma dies and the whole workplace turns up at the funeral, then the next day his real grandma is dead. These are comedic and unique, meaning short films do not have any structure and they can be completely crazy and unique.  

In my short film I will aim to base my film around a relationship so Romance will be the film's genre. I will have a Plot Twist as Josh's girlfriend is dead, and the audience will realise that at the climax of film. This is kind of like the film the Ghost, in the fact that Molly still thinks Sam is alive.