Thursday 26 September 2019

RESEARCH: SHORT FILM AT THE SMALLS FILM FESTIVAL

The Moderator's report to us for 2019 included this comment:
"Research evidence was appropriate and often wide-ranging and detailed. Candidates showed clearly how they identified and planned to use conventions from existing media texts. This was applied through planning and production work, and in a number of cases, informed the creative critical reflection."

So pay attention to this advice!

When you complete this research, ensure that you have checked through all the leads in the class blog sidebar under SHORT FILM. One such lead is the link for The Smalls Film Festival (about 'small' films). One of their categories is 'Bite Size', that is, no longer than 3 minutes - somewhat similar to your own brief. 

The Award Categories for 2019 are Animation, Bite Size, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music Video, Student Film and The Environment.
The short film format lends itself to television advertisements as it is compact in structure.
Comic Relief's Wise Words was shown at The Smalls.

Design a post that introduces The Smalls Film Festival, its aims and anything relevant (such as the Bite Size category - relevant for us) and add the textual analysis suggested in the next paragraph.

What platform will you use to present this post? You'll need the short included.

Analyse this short film, noting its genre, style, how it conveyed its message, the camerawork and sound editing that might give you inspiration: what aspects might you use yourself? Who is its target audience? Why do you think it makes an effective short? Is it the theme of common 'connectedness' ("We all ...")
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/comic-relief-wise-words-wonderhood-studios/1578689


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