The document summarizes the technical elements used in the short film "The Exam", including camera shots, editing techniques, sound, titles, codes and conventions, representation, audience, and themes. Camera shots included extreme close-ups, close-ups, and medium shots. Editing primarily used straight cuts and fades between shots. The film also includes dialogue, non-diegetic sounds, and diegetic sounds. It represents the characters through different camera shots and levels and includes stereotypes. The intended audience is teenagers and university students who can relate to the comedy genre and themes about working hard to succeed in life.

1. ‘The Exam’ Olivia Farrell

2. Camera angles, movements & positions. Extreme close ups, close ups, medium shots, long shots, tilt shots.

3. Framing. Framing a shot helps realise who’s the most important character within the shot. There are plenty of different types of framing used in this short film...

4. Editing and Special Effects. The editing used mostly throughout the film is straight cuts and fades to each different shot. At the beginning there is a shot-reverse-shot showing a fast paced conversation between two characters.

5. Mise-En-Scene- Location.

6. Mise-En-Scene

7. Sound. Dialogue, Non-Diegetic, Diegetic.

8. Titles/Institutional References.

9. Codes & Conventions. Usually alot more editing used in short films. Audiences expectations are satisfied due to the twist at the ending.

10. Representation. The characters are represented through the use of the camera because of the different shots and levels used. This also follows the stereotypes. I think that age is being shown here that even in university some people never grow up because otherwise you’d know not to get drunk before your last exam.

11. Audience. Teenagers and University studentswho just think that life will come easy to them. The audience will respond well to this film and also relate to its comedy genre. 16+ due to bad language etc.

12. Themes/Messages Life doesn’t come easy, you have to work hard to get where you want to be!