Post 3: Why are there short films?

Why are there short films?

What is the point of them?

The point of films is to entertain, distract, inform and educate.

Who makes them? Who is in them?

Films are made by a range of people for a range of reasons.

Money
A release of creativity
To promote or to advocate

Some filmakers choose big stars so that it draws more attention and revenue.

Others choose to use up and coming actors so that they are easier to relate to.

How and where are they exhibited?

Film festivals
Cinemas
Digital viewing websites and subscriptions (i.e. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc...)

Has this always been the case?

Film has progressed and become more available to everyone.

Who watches short films?

Students
Film critics
People who want to escape reality
People who desire entertainment
People who wish to be educated on a topic

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Post 13: Sound

Script The start of the film will be here, I wont be using the diegetic sound of the area because the wind was extremely loud on practice recording every time so instead ill use mild white noise. The heart beat will be a sound i use of YouTube link attached: Fades in from black Samuel walks into the train station, on his phone texting his friends, suddenly he receives a text that seems to put a serious expression on his face. He walks over to the benches to take a seat and wait for his train. He walks onto his train, taking a seat on a table seating area on the right hand corner of the carriage against the window, filmed using a long cut following him from behind onto his seat stopping where the table starts. He puts his headphones on, and it fills the outside sound . Inner monologue begins “I can’t believe I’ve got myself into this.” Said Samuel in a disappointed and worried tone. “I just need to get this over with and then I can be done with it. I can’t let anyone know w...

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Script This script is detailed so what i want to do with editing is clear and convenient to look at when i come to edit it. Fades in from black Samuel walks into the train station, on his phone texting his friends, suddenly he receives a text that seems to put a serious expression on his face. He walks over to the benches to take a seat and wait for his train. He walks onto his train, taking a seat on a table seating area on the right hand corner of the carriage against the window, filmed using a long cut following him from behind onto his seat stopping where the table starts. He puts his headphones on, and it fills the outside sound. Inner monologue begins “I can’t believe I’ve got myself into this.” Said Samuel in a disappointed and worried tone. “I just need to get this over with and then I can be done with it. I can’t let anyone know what I’m doing because I know they wouldn’t see it in the same way I do, as a matter of fact I don’t even know how I see it” He said, obvi...

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