Aims of Lesson….

• To watch two Raindance short films and to analyse their strengths and weaknesses

Year 13- Short Film Work• Recapping what makes a good film!....

• Screening of ‘A juicy Turkey’- Raindance Festival

• Screening of ‘Making the Man’- Raindance Festival

• Deadline for second draft of prezi work: Monday 20th September ( feedback will be given asap). It is then up to you to revise/ make changes and improve your work

About Raindance Film Festival…

Raindance Film Festival….

• A Juicy Turkey…. Weaknesses and strengths?

• Making a Man…Weaknesses and strengths?

• Previous students work- what mistakes did they make? What will you avoid in your own work?

Making the Man- our feedback

Strengths WeaknessesMusic- mirrors the character of the man- nervous/jumpy/unsure

Plot- twist at end is effective/ clever/comical

Character of main man- engaging/believable

Repetition of script- a bit too long

Climax at end needs to come sooner

Acting of woman- not believable- too obvious she is acting

Camerawork could be too repetitive and unimaginative- long shot/close up/mid-shot

Similar to a scene in the theatre-too static

Juicy Turkey- our feedback

Strengths WeaknessesMise-en-scene- simplistic but effective

Story- typical situation everyone can relate to- engaging

Acting- realistic and believable- film would be awful without this

Camerawork- mirrored the action on the screen- stays static as woman realises her actions/ didn’t show dead baby-keeps you guessing

Hybrid genre of black comedy/drama/thriller- keeps audience guessing

Music-comical up beat, juxtaposed with the horrific scene unfolding

Hybrid of genres- not clear how audience should respond- could go wrong if done badly

Subtitles- confusing to audience- not clear who is speaking

Script- could be improved by setting up the relationship/ characters of the parents first

Plenary

• What typical characteristics of short films, are featured in the two films you have just watched?

• List two ideas within film language (mise-en-scene etc) from the films which you would like to take forward in your own short film