This document discusses and compares two short films - Zombieland and SingStreet. Zombieland follows a small cast of characters on a linear quest through a post-apocalyptic world. SingStreet has a larger cast, more narrative threads, and includes fantasy music sequences. Both films have low budgets but aim to entertain audiences and generate profit to fund future bigger projects. They also help promote the music industries in Ireland.

1. Zombieland Short horrorfilm SingStreet
Narrative Five act structure
Broadlylinear
narrative butincludes
character flashbacks
small cast of characters
one mainnarrative
thread- getto pacific
playland/finda
twinkie
Real worldsetting-but
post-apocalypticreal
world.
The Smilingman
Short filmsthrow you
intothe narrative
Verylimitedcastof
characters limited
range of settings- often
onlyone
One narrative thread.
Five act structure
Linearnarrative
Larger cast of
characters
More narrative threads
– a numberof
backgroundcharacters
have storieshintedat
Real worldsetting- but
fantasymusic
sequences.
Genre and generic
conventions
Monsters(zombies) in
a zombie movie- Nota
specificmonsteror
one mainbaddie they
are justmonsters.
In the smilingman
showsone mainevil
and the viewer
observesalittle girls
curiosityleadingtoher
encounterwithevil
(smilingman) asis
usuallythe case witha
stereotypical horror.
Music
Letsdo the show right
here romance
Fantasysequences
duringsongs.
Micro Elements
Audience Genre that appealsto
the audience,
mainstreamHollywood
audience for16-24
yearolds.Fans of the
stars that are inthese
typesof movies
Dedicatedfansof the
horror genre,people
whojoinmessage
boardsor goand
participate infestivals
of horror.Fans of
directorslookingback
at theirearlierwork.
Money
National filmindustry
inIreland
entertain/make people
laughand sell the
soundtrack
A feelingof nostalgia
for olderviewers
Purpose Money
Entertain/scare/,and
to make the people
laugh
Reinvest/reinvigorate
the comedyhorror
genre
Made by big
company’ssoa lotof
moneyhasgone into
makingitso theycan
getmore moneyoutof
the productionto
make more big money
productionsinthe
future
Notreallymake money
A callingcardfor the
director
Raise fundsforbigger
projectEntertain/scare.
Maybe made to putout
theirname so theyget
more recognitionso
theygetmore popular
to leadto making
moneyfromfuture
projects.
Money
National filmindustry
inIrelandEntertain/
make people laugh.
Has a soundtrack.
Messagesandvalues A theme of Familyand
togetherness
There isa common
mainstreammediathat
womeninparticularare
at risk
Life ishard, sogo for
it- not a fantasy
ending- doesn’tsolve
real problems.

2. Success Zombielandwas
successful because it
made a lot of moneyas
a successful product
and had great
commercial success.
PersonallyIenjoyed
the filmandas a whole
it hada goodreception
fromthe public.I
personally thinkthat
the movie hada
positive impactonthe
horror genre as itplays
on the comedyside of
the filmwhilstalso
keepingthe horrorside
of the filmserious.
I feel thatthe filmwas
verygoodand I enjoyed
it a lot,thisshort horror
movie Ithinkworked
well forthe audience.It
leadto the makerbeing
able to workon a bigger
projectas wasmade on
the story line.
I enjoyedsingstreet
because itwasa
differentexperience
fromthe otherfilms
that I usuallywatch.
It alsomade a lotof
moneyandhelped
the musicscene in
Ireland.