This document provides summaries for 14 short films. The films cover a range of genres and themes, including education, identity, depression, kindness, and family. Production elements like close-ups, diegetic sounds, and symbolism are used across multiple films. Overall the short films address topics like self-esteem, moral lessons, and raising awareness of social issues.

1. Short films
Kosar Sharif

2. 2+2=5
• This film is brainwashing people to believe that 2+2=5 when
this is not the correct answer. This short film uses many POV
shots and close ups to emphasize the different scenes in the
film.
• This film only uses diegetic sounds.
• Education represents war, the teachers are very strict and this
film reflects Arab swing – protests.

3. The shortest short film
• Valuable lesson: don’t judge others.
• Close ups of the taxi driver.
• Uses diegetic sounds, the cars noise.
• Soundtrack creates a lot of emotion.
• Shorter length, gets the message across.
• Set in India.
• Sentimental.

4. Warped and twisted
• This movie is the subject of depression, it raises awareness
about the troubles that depressed people go through.
• In this short film they use mise en scene
• Theme of abuse
• Extreme close up
• Emotional sound track
• Voice over: express feelings

5. Identity
• Self esteem
• Clear moral message
• Be who you want to be
• Masks symbolism
• Inspirational to people who want to be themselves

6. Post it
• Juxtaposition of characters
• Insecure vs confident
• Kindness and caring
• Man stands and the women sits down which is also a gender
stereotype.
• Universal theories
• You get what you give- karma
• Romance
• Tracking shots

7. Plastic
• Genre for this short film is a comedy.
• The themes during this film consist of identity, insecurity,
standards of beauty.
• In this film there is a poster that says beware of your dreams-
this is a mise en scene.
• They have moth symbols which symbolizes becoming a
butterfly.
• This has a simple narrative

8. The one that I want
• Chanel promotion short film
• Number 5 (perfume) – a symbol
• Dream like inspiration
• Great Gatsby inspire
• Non diegetic and diegetic music

9. Speechless
• Comedy
• Simple narrative – boy meets girl
• Children and predictable
• Teenagers are over dramatic
• Library represents his personality as he is portrayed as nerdy.
• Slow tempo = Focus on character
• Animation sets scene.

10. London Brawling
• Comedy and action film
• This is a parody James bond film
• Conventional costumes
• Soundtrack and non diegetic sound affects
• Moral for the story is don’t judge a book by its cover
because in the end it was the person they least
expected it from who was the strongest.

11. Call back
• Unknown caller
• Rewinds time
• Diegetic Emphasis tension
• Non diegetic soundtrack with an up beat tempo
• Editing: Match cut and quick frequency
• Theme is self control

12. My shoes
• Shoes are a sign of poverty
• Diegetic sounds
• Children laughs
• Tracking shots
• Moral of the story: be careful what you wish for because it
might not be what you really want.
• And money does not mean happiness.

13. My dad is a liar
• Emotional tear jerker
• Very sad
• Simple narrative consisting of a beg middle and ending
• Parents sacrifice a lot for children
• Aimed at young unappreciative teenagers
• Upbeat music