2. • I researched the first short film that was ever made.
• Comedies were extremely popular.
• Continue to research short films as they progress.
• Producers moved on from comedies and expanded in terms of skill and genre.
• Following my research I found that, comedies were a popular genre in the early 1900’s
• Nowadays short films are more diverse with multi cultural characters, range of genres and
stories that appeal to a wide range of audiences.
3. • The different types of genres available in short film is
similar to those of feature lengths.
• Certain genres are not as pronounced in short film
making.
• After research into short films, I found I liked 4 different
genres.
Genre Codes and conventions
Drama Realistic settings and locations, characters and scenarios based on real
life, there isn’t always a happy ending, can sometimes leave the audience
in suspense, themes explored are usually love, crime, family etc.
Teen a relationship experiencing a crisis, teenagers are the main characters,
usually some return to equilibrium, themes explored are partying, drugs,
pregnancy
Romance Men and women are usually the central characters, always a happy
ending, a conflict which someone has to solve, intimate relationships,
someone scared to show their true feelings.
4. ROMDRAM
•A teenage boy and girl are madly in love and are
planning to run away together. They don’t tell their
parents as they feel that they will stop them.
TEEN DRAMA 1
TEEN DRAMA
•The film follows 3 teenage girls who are best friends.
•A girl is worried that she may be pregnant and confides One girl thinks she may be pregnant, another is
in her best friend to give her some advice. She decides pregnant but is hiding it from her friends, the other girl
to take a test. has parents involved in domestic violence and wants to
commit suicide
ROMCOM
TEEN DRAMA 2
•A hopeless romantic stumbles across love one day on
a trip to the park. She then gets asked out by her •A teenage girl comes from a strict culture and is
lifetime crush. pregnant, she is hiding it from her family and friends, in
the end she decides to end her life..
TEEN DRAMA 3
•A teenage girl is pregnant. The film is a monologue
that uses flashbacks to show when she was happy and
all the events that lead up to the final climax of her
killing herself.
The final idea that I have decided to
do is TEEN DRAMA 3.
Within this film I have combined
ideas from all the previous ides
including suicide, pregnancy and
strict parents.
5. • The film follows Rachel, a happy girl who thought she
had it all in life, until one day her whole world fell apart.
The whole film is a monologue as Rachel explains the
great friends she had, the bright future and a great
boyfriend who she loved. As the film progresses, Rachel
realises she is pregnant, she tries to tell her boyfriend,
but he rejects her as do her friends. She is left with two
options either to run away or commit suicide. In the end
we find out that she does commit suicide.
6. One of my main influences are
TV programmes. I enjoy
watching teen drama series like
Gossip girl, because of the
drama involved and I can relate
to some of the topics in my own
life. I see it as a way to escape
from my problems and imagine
my living my life as some of the
characters do.
Another TV programme
that I enjoy watching is
90210. This is another
teen drama show, the
main characters are
teenagers and that’s what
makes it interesting to
me, I enjoy watching
relationships being
formed and breaking
7. • Following my research on the history of short films,
genres and codes and conventions.
• Target audience would be females and males of over
25’s
• TA because the comedy and romance genre is popular
amongst short films and these films appeal to both males
and females and people of this age group.
• There are not many short films under the category of
teen drama, which is why mainly over 25’s would watch
short films.
8. • The results from my primary research showed that people
aged between 15 and 25 were the main audience of short
films. A lot of them also said that they enjoyed watching
teen dramas presumably because they are young, but as
my TA will be teens I will base my story around issues
that teens are facing today.
9. • Claude Levi Strauss(binary opposition) – Sara and Amy are opposites as
Sara is more confident and outgoing, where as Amy is shy and introverted.
• Perkins - Rethinking stereotypes
• Tzvetan Todorov
• The element of equilibrium – Sara wakes up and smiles
• The disruption of equilibrium – She begins to get morning sickness and
doesn’t feel herself
• The recognition – She thinks she is pregnant and tells her boyfriend
• The attempt to restore equilibrium – He tells her not to worry, but she takes a
test
• Return to equilibrium – Amy tells Sara it will be alright and she will stick by
her.
10. • The results of my primary research shows that audiences
would prefer to hear dramatic and upbeat music. This will
add to the tension building atmosphere of the main
character Sara not knowing whether she is pregnant or
not.
11. I will be making a review page for a magazine. I will be basing my review
on the Empire magazine and how they design their film reviews. I have
chosen the empire magazine as I think that it is a popular magazines
that appeal to a wide range of audiences. It appeals to teenagers as it is
This section gives a
a feature film based magazine and usually has an A list actor as cover
brief summary about
model. what to expect in the
Key explaining the
film.
different star
ratings available.
This film actually
achieved a 4 star
rating which is
‘excellent’
General
information on the
film including
director, actors
etc.
As this is a DVD
film review it
includes the star
ratings for other
DVD’s out now.
Beneath the plot is the main body of the review and it includes
positives and negatives about the film.
12. Actors name is in a bigger size and centre placed,
making it more eye catching, as opposed to the directors
The credits are in a white colour to This actresses' name is on the name, which is smaller in size and beneath the title.
make it look professional and detach poster, but her character image
from the girl themes of pink. is not on the poster. As the
name is underneath the main Lead character is
character, it could suggest that male, shows
she is on her side. The colour dominance, it
white shows that this character appeals to a target
may not be older than the audience of males
other's. and people in their
mid 30's and over.
Tagline - It is near his
head as it relates to
his thinking. It is
thought provoking
and makes you think
about your own life.
The main character is the main focus on
the poster, which shows us that the film Only one character on front of poster, he takes
revolves around her. She is wearing red, up most of the poster, suggesting that he is the
which symbolises love and passion, most important and attraction for the film
possibly suggesting that the character has
a love interest in the film
13. • Even though short film posters are different to feature
films they still share similar codes and conventions that
nearly all posters have.
Feature film:
- Title stands out to the audience
- The names of the actors always stand out and are mainly placed at the top of the poster. Their surnames are also coloured
in a different colour, especially if it is an A-list actor.
-The directors names are not always put emphasis on as much as the actors and are usually in a smaller font or not even in
the front cover at all.
- The protagonist is always in the centre to attract the audiences attention
-Background usually tends to be white, especially if it is a comedy genre
- Release date of the film is usually at the bottom in bold letters in order to stand out to the audience, so they know when to
watch it.
- Feature film posters have a colour scheme where they tend to use only two/three different colours as their theme. Example
The Proposal's colour scheme is Red, Black and White only.
Short film:
- Due to short films low budget they usually tend to have their poster in just writing or include only a few number of people.
-The films title has is being put more emphasis than the actual protagonist. This is because short films don't tend to have
famous, Hollywood actors and therefore the actors they cast are not known to the audience and are therefore not important or
attention-grabbing.
-They have the name of their website, where the film can be obtained from
- Finally they don't have a release date, unlike a feature film poster.
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