Media work : short film presentation

1. SHORT FILMS
By Ciprian And Aziret

2. SUMMARY
• Not long enough to be considered a feature film.
• 40 minutes or less
• Screened at local, national or international film festivals,
made by independent filmmakers for non profit,
• Low budget or no budget at all.
• Generally used by filmmakers to gain experience/prove
their talent in order to gain funding for future films from
private investors, entertainment companies, or film studios.

3. BACKGROUND/HISTORY
o Long/short films coexisted during the early
days of film, but comedy short films were
produced in large numbers compared to
lengthy features.
o Lower in status than feature films, but they
were very popular comedians e.g Charlie
Chaplin

4. 2AM:THE SMILING
MAN
Short Film
https://youtu.be/_u6Tt3PqIfQ

5. Throughout the short film we can denote tat the film is set at night time and
in a location which there isn’t much lighting. This connotes its not safe and
quiet abstract. This is because at night our brains can make us think we are
seeing something which might not be there or something that might look like
something. The title of the film 2AM makes the audience think throughout
the film :Why is he out so late?/Where is he going?/Where is he coming
from? Also the second part of the title makes the audience think before it
starts: Who is the Smiling Man?/What does he look like?/What does he do?...
The colours throughout the short film are mostly cold which could connote
fear and anxiety. The lighting on the boys face connotes that he is innocent.
The end of the short film shows that the boy ended up in a dark place which
could connote that he is still not safe. Another part from Mise en Scene that
anchors this meaning is that the Smiling man has disappeared from the scene
which could connote that he is still running about trying to find the boy.
ANALYSIS OF SHORT FILM