2. What Makes A Good Short?
- An exciting and original idea
- A strong script
- Good acting
- High production values
- Strong Beginning
- Exciting new techniques and styles
3. Why Do People Make Shorts
- People make shorts as a way to make a name
for themselves, or to get into the business of
making films.
- Short films are another form of
entertainment, and there is a market for them
and there’s money to be made.
- Short films can be shown at film festivals, so
there is an opportunity for young directors to
get their work shown
4. Who Are The Audience For Shorts?
- The audience for short films are people aged 15-
25, as the films aren’t that hard to follow due to a
short length, so the audience can stay focused on
the film.
- The audience for short films is a completely
different one to that of mainstream films,
individualists are a key part of short film
audiences, as they are the young people looking
to get into the business of film making.
5. The Last Man On Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p00pf
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I enjoyed this film because it was a comedy. It
was very short, and brief, however it gets the
point across quite quickly. That the main
character thinks he is the last man on earth, and
so drops a pill to kill himself, only for his best
mate to ring after he’s taken the pill.
6. Nightwalking
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p00mr
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Nightwalking is a short film shown from two
different points of view, A woman walking down
the street alone at night, hoping that the man
behind her doesn’t cause her any aggrovation.
Where as the man walking behind her is hoping
that the women infront doesn’t think he’s trying
to stalk her or do anything out of the ordinary.
7. The Conservatory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p006fbrh
The Conservatory is a short claymation film based around
two old men that live together. The short is based around
one of the old men laying on the ground, and building a
conservatory on himself. The other old man tries to help
him take it down, and so smashes it on him which hurts
him. The old man then gives him a hug and gets hurt
himself. The short ends with the two men having a cup of
tea. I didn’t really enjoy this short, as the plot to it was
really random and didn’t really hold a point, in my
opinion.
8. Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually and
lasts for a fortnight. The festival aims to present both UK and international movie
premieres and to show the works of different film makers. The festival was started in
August of 1947, and still continues today although it now takes place in June.
Some of the film categories are :-
• Gala - New international feature film productions
• British Gala - New UK feature film productions, having a well known British
actor or director
• Rosebud - Feature fiction films from first or second time directors
• Directors Showcase - Showing films from accomplished directors
• Night Moves - Horror and action films
• Document – Documentaries
• Retrospective - Films by an important director that many people may not have
seen
