Existing Short Films

There are many different types of short films around that portray a different message.

This short film in particular is showing how a man wants to get rid of his "evil" cat before his girlfriend returns home. The thing i like in particular in this short film is how the view changes from the man to the woman to show both of there different opinions of the cat. I think that the way that the editor has put the shots together works very well to give the impression that the man and woman are both seeing very different things. I also think that's due to the simplicity it also makes it very easy to draw the viewer in and bring the short film to an end without it feeling rushed. The way in which the characters are dressed helps to portray the story as the man is dressed slighlty scruffy as he is the "bad guy" whereas when the girlfriend comes in she has a very innocent look about her to show that she is caring and loving. Also whilst the man is in charge there is a lot of high angle shots which shows that the man is looking down on the cat and is much more superier. However when the roles change round this is enforced by the girlfriend picking up the cat and bringing it to eye line level showing that the man is now longer in charge. All of these shots work very well in ensuring that the audience knows exactly whats going on and gets a feel of the shots is it not just watching them.




The Black Hole
This short film is very quite at getting to the point however has a sense of humour to it to draw the audience in. I like how it shows a man that gets himself into an abnormal situation but then lets greed get the better of him and leave him in an even worse situation. I am most interested in how the editors were able to make it look as if the black circle on the paper was a black hole and allow the man to put his hand through the paper but it not to appear the other side. I also really like the way that at the end the camera pans backwards with the noise of the photocopier getting louder but the banging through the safe getting quieter. The lighting and the clothing the man is wearing makes it all look as if this man has had a very hard day at work and is counting down the minutes to get home. So when the black whole appears it looks as if it will change the way in which we view the character. However this doesnt change as it is clear that even when he is picking out all the money that he is gettin greedy and so will go that one step too far.



Safety Procedures
This short film is taking the safety speech made on a airplane and turning it into a comedy clip. I like the way this clip has used the characters of a "poster" and put them in the situation of a crash landing into water. This clip doesn't use many camera shots or angles however it is very useful to look at for ideas of how to take something simple and turn it into a short film. As this is different to the other short films I have looked at in the sense of it being an animation it has helped me to understand the importance of a good story line and to not solely concentrate on getting the camera shots perfect.


All of these short films will influence me in the sense that I will be looking to look different editing skills to achieve different results. For example the mans hand going through the black hole and the changing in the appearance of the cat to allow the viewer to see the different perception of the cat. It has also allowed me to see how something simple can be changed into a short film that can be made humorous. Although I didn't think "safety procedures" was that funny it allowed me to look at the different ways in which humour can be put across. Each of these short films put across a different type of emotion to the viewer and this is essential when looking to produce a short film. It also helped me to understand the importance of a good story line as it is essential to keep the audience drawn in throughout the whole of the short film.