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1. Research into 12 short films
By Art Gashi

2. 2+2=5
• Brainwashed
• POV
• Close up
• Diegetic sound
• Theme of education
• Representation

3. Call back
• Unknown caller
• Rewinding time
• Up tempo music
• Match cuts, quick cuts
• Lost self control

4. Chanel no.5
• Promotional short film
• Symbol in the film – No. 5
• Dream like, aspirational
• Inspired by Great Gatsby
• foreshadowing

5. My shoes
• Shoes symbol of poverty
• Diegetic sound laughing
• Tracking shot
• Plot twist
• Moral: careful what you wish for.

6. Speechless
• Comedy
• Childish
• Teenagers over dramatic
• Slow frequency
• Animation

7. My dad is a liar
• Emotional
• Parents love their children
• True happiness vs. harsh reality
• Up beat music – non diagetic
• Simple narrative

8. Warped and twisted
• Subject of depression
• Mise en scene: casual look
• Theme of abuse
• ECU used to show emotion

9. Post it
• Juxtaposition of characters : insecure vs confident
• Gender stereotypes
• Universal themes
• You get what you give
• Romance genre

10. Plastic
• Comedy
• Close up used to show emotion on face
• Slow sad music to set the tone of the film

11. Shortest short film
• Moral of the story; don’t judge
• Diagetic sound of cars and traffic
• Non diagetic sound with emotional music
• Short length to get message across

12. Identity
• Self identity
• Clear moral message
• Symbol of social pressure
• Inspirational
• Dolly cam