- What was good about this short?
- Why would an audience find it appealing?
- Who would be the target audience for this short film?
The Black Hole
Here is the first example of a short film called The Black Hole we watched.
Evaluation
Here are the notes that were made individually and as a class about this short.
The title design at the beginning followed the idea of the film. Due to it being about a black hole and the title and film being revealed by a black hole was cleverly incorporating the whole idea of the film.
The futuristic sound effects used for the black hole every time the male put his had in it emphasised the idea of this being abnormal to an everyday situation such as in an office.
The use of low key lighting adds the dramatic effect upon the scenes unfolding in front of us. The idea that the male shouldn't be in that specific room is reflected through the flickering light at the beginning of his entrance to the room.
The fast pace editing when the male steals more and more money builds up the emotions in which we feel as we know he really should be doing this or the feeling he is going to get caught. It also emphasises his greed.
The audience will go through a range of emotions in this clip from a sense of surprise to shock to the satisfaction of the male getting what he deserved for his actions. This is done quickly through a series of events that come one after another.
The idea of karma being given to the male at the end. The twist of him getting traps shows that your actions can lead to consequences.
"Whats Virgin Mean?"
Evaluation
The film gives us that 'chuckle' comedy factor where by we find it humorous rather than a 'belly laugh' due to the clever use of double meanings.
The symbolism throughout adds to the comedic value. When the woman is whisking for example it adds to the crude idea of how babies are made which amuses the audience and clearly shows the actions.
The audience would see the humorous side of the clip seen as though the twist at the end is rather far from the definition of virgin the girl was talking about. The twist of it being on about oil is rather funny to the audience and making them chuckle at the unexpected twist.
The awkwardness of this situation also would make the audience cringe slightly which is typical for a situation such as this,again like The Black Hole, taking the audience though an emotional journey.
Strangers
Evaluation
There is no real speech in this short a bit like the first film short. The music and sounds tell the story as well as the on screen action and facial features.
The clever political aspect that subtly creep in to the short as we get more and more into the clip, revealing each of the characters political motives.
The audience would be again taken on an emotional journey going through fazes however they would be much more subtle than that of the first two. The other two are funny or abnormal where as this one is cleverly produced to show the serious aspect of the three parties.
The subtle ways in which the politics are introduces wouldn't seem obvious at first but once clearly understood, the short is clever in the way in which it tells the story of two opposites coming together to fight a common enemy.
Similarities
Well all 3 of these shorts have a wide target audience range. The audience these film shorts are aimed at are aimed at vague audience types such as male, female, adult, child etc but not specifically an exact audience criteria.
Between the 'Whats a Virgin?' and 'The Black Hole' this humorous element is clear with the double meanings in the 'Whats a Virgin?' and the karma humoured ending in 'The Black Hole'. This humour as found in the re search is a common theme of film shorts.
There is a twist at the end of all 3 of these film shorts. The take a situation, tell a story and then give it some form of comical or political twist to give the audience the element of surprise.
Differences
The 'Strangers' short makes use of political views with the idea of two opposites coming together to escape a common enemy. This short takes a different approach to the other two shorts which use humour throughout their story line. The 'Strangers' is a rather serious short where as the others are really just taking everyday situations and adapting them to turn them into something 'out of the norm'. Its not everyday you get attacked on a train really...well depending on where you are anyway!
So thats three examples of some short films. Now its my turn to find three more different shorts to critically analyse. Hopefully that shouldn't be too difficult to find 3 shorts...should it?
These will be posted in the next post, until then.
