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Mind Map by beckylarter, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by beckylarter
about 10 years ago
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Conventions
of a Short
Film
- A hook is usually
present t draw the
viewer or audience
into watching the
rest of the film. The
hook normally is
present at the
beginning of the
film due to the fact
this is a short film,
thus allowing the
audience member
to fully watch the
short film.
- A twist can
also be used to
invite the
audience to
keep watching
the film. The
twist is used
simply to keep
the audience
engaged with
the short film.
- A twist can
also be used to
invite the
audience to
keep watching
the film. The
twist is used
simply to keep
the audience
engaged with
the short film.
- Short films tend to stick
with fewer characters as
they don't have enough
time to introduce or deepen
the characters back story
for the audience. So fewer
character are use to let the
audience relate to the
characters better.
- The reason short films
are called 'short' is
because of their length.
The last up to 35
minutes, then any length
after this is classed as a
feature film. Usually all
short films are no longer
than 10 minutes.
- Short films are normally either based on everyday situations with an
added twist/hook. Or are completely artistically crafted.
- This links to how the purposes of short film are created for. Usually short films are created to attract attention to
the director. As short film are usually put into festivals to become noticed. These short films would not have been
publically released, yet as new technologies such as social media networking and YouTube more short film are
being produced and published on sites such as YouTube to the general public.
- This links to how the purposes of short film are created for. Usually short films are created to attract attention to
the director. As short film are usually put into festivals to become noticed. These short films would not have been
publically released, yet as new technologies such as social media networking and YouTube more short film are
being produced and published on sites such as YouTube to the general public.
- The budgets of short films are generally low. Thus effects the way the film is
constructed. These short film will not profit from being created thus, some may look
like home videos, that create an arty vibe
- The style of short films become very arty and
experimental when dealing with low budgets.
This is because each short film wants to stand
out form the rest. So the director experiments
with new way to look at locations, characters,
storyline, sound and effects to draw in the
audience that it need to become well known.
- The characterisation within short film can become quite extreme. They tend to be over the top
caricatures of real people. Because the nature of short films being 'short' there isn't much time to
create a bigger picture of background information about the character. So the director chooses to
place the information for the audience right within their daces. Such as: Good guys will always wear
white with short films and bad guys will always wear black. Signally through connotations that they are
the good/bad guys.
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