AICE Media Studies

 Today, I shall look over a short film. To make more original ideas for my movie. Today's Short Film is A SZIV KERTJE (The Garden of Heart). Below I answered somethings about the comedy genre overall from the film.  A. Upbeat, and usually speech of some form. As sometimes they crack jokes or make conversation. Sometimes it's more of a blurry noise in the background that is peaceful as people enjoy the jokes being spoking or the stories in the moment. The sound is supposed to give a happy feeling without blocking out the funny aspects going on throughout the movie. B. There isn't a lot of costume as this is an animation. There isn't a lot of make-up or acting as it is an animation. The Lighting show cases the facial movement and expressions of the characters, especially how their feeling in each moment. Which is important in most movies. There aren't really props but for sets, it goes scene by scene in a fluid motion. Each showcasing something that can been seen as f...

 Here is the next short film I watched. This is one's Title is Dotty. Below I have some thoughts from this film that will better my understanding of short film to progress my own. A. When the film isn't focused on the characters, the film uses music which is a cutaway from the silent moment of the characters. Which when paired with another recurring scene, creates comedy. Hearing a strange sound randomly creates a sense of unexpected comedy. B. The actors really fit their roles. In this film, you can genuinely believe that the old lady does not know how to use her phone, which makes it all the funnier (although a bit sad.)  The acting is realistic, which immerses the viewer deeper. Great immersion can make films funnier C. A close-up to a character's surprised face is common and funny.  Cutaways were used to distract the viewer, allowing them to process what happened D. I enjoy that inherently funny comedy can be paired with darker themes to pull your heart in both direct...

First time for Short Film Research Blog. Today's Title is Pennies from Heaven. Below I have the analyzation and some details which will help me improve the short film I make in the future. A.  non-diegetic sound in the form of music is used very frequently to express a mood.  Diegetic sound effects to show something happened. B.  They pay great attention to text anywhere, whether it is on a shirt or on a menu for comedic punch.  Outfits fit the environment, and a change of outfit can comedically show when an environment is different. C.  There are subtitles for a language barrier joke.  Many reverse shots to show the reactions of the sisters.  Extreme close up used to emphasize pennies which is used for comedy. D.  I love how the first character interaction we see is a joke, a bid crude, but the unexpectedness made me laugh.  I like the small jokes, that shows a lot of effort went into making it. E.  Naturally the problem with comedy is ...

Back in action everyone learning how to make the movie better.  While I was researching about HOW to make a short film, the most solid piece of advice was, don't write/plan what you don't have. If you can't voice good audio, try to make it limited audio or no audio. If you don't have the budget, don't do it. Another piece of advice was, working with your crew. This may sound obvious, but it more so means working to the strengths of your crew, the actors and how far they can go, the director and what they are best at etc. Be nice to your crew, often they aren't doing it for money so it's best to be kind and accommodate your crew during set/filming. Making sure that there's no issues before the film is taken is also an important part. This way everything can go as planned. If there are issues the team can work through it and plan around it. All of this has helped how we are going to write out, plan and working with the rest of the people in our group to tr...

Hello again, nice to see you back.   My takeaway, from the fact 12 Monkeys is a recreation of Le Jetee, is how still pictures can help you create a film, in a way, Le Jetee is the storyboard for 12 monkeys, with each frame being a second or two of the scene. 12 Monkeys takes parts of the directors relationship with studio filmmaking, and as a result, he uses things like wide angles to show his "skewed vision of humanity" and this helps impact, inspire, change and understand how our group is going to go make the storyboard for our short film because we will be more thoughtful about how we are going to express and eventually film our scenes.   Overall, my takeaway, comparing 12 monkeys and Le Jetee, is how both stories are able to tell simultaneous different and similar themes and messages while working off the same base. Le Jetee is about how there is no escape from the present, as we will lose ourselves over the past; while 12 Monkeys is about what the past can teach you ...

(Not the photo of the movie) So, my first impressions of the short film were, dark and clanky- like the noise, or the two things that made up the atmosphere of the short film. While clanky, none of the characters spoke, and because of that, there was no narration or explain the bases of the world, leaving the viewer slightly confused. However, the overall story was easy to understand, our main character 9 wants to avoid this mechanical monster that seems to be killing members of his...family? Other creations, such as 5, the only other one we saw both live and die. 9 goes from cowardice and freezing at the sight of danger to outthinking and eventually killing the creature. It seems to be in the thriller and possibly horror genre set in a post-apocalyptic world in the 1930s. It follows the conventions of a dark, gloomy but instead of actors it's a 3D animation (meaning most special effects are done through the model software), it uses a flash back for backstory and it has a visual mo...