Pixar's Knick Knack Original Version 16 x 9 720p

This is one example of a disney short film this sort of short film would appear at the beginging or in the adverts between tv programmes and films. An animation film I am not keen on doing becasue i can't draw however it is good to see how short films can be so vast and varied.

History of short film

Short film has a history as old as cinema. All the primitve films were shiort films until the featyre length film rose and became all-powerful. Short film was then reduced to a low status within the industry not least in the minds of crtitics and audiences. Today the term 'short film is applied to any film of a less standrad than 100 minutes.

The academy of motion picture arts and sciences defines a short film as 'an original motion picrure that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.'

Before the 1920s longer films were rare this meant that length based catergories had little meaning. By the 20s a ticket purchased a varied program including a feature and several supporting works from catergories such as a second feature, short comedy, 5-10 minute cartoon and newsreel.

Short comedy's were especially popular, and typically came in a serial or series such as our gang films and the many outings of chalrie chaplin. Although there was no set realease date these series bacame more like a modern tv sitcom lower than feature films but still very popular.

Animated cartoons were and newreels were defined as short subjects. All mayjor film companies had units assigned to develop and produce short films.

Short subjects in the modern era
Pixar is one example of a major film company still distributing short films. These contain the classic characters and childhood companions. Since disney aquired pixar in 2005, disney has also produced animated shorts since 2007. These include:
- Jack attack which was a spinoff short film from the incredibles
-Mickey mouse
-For the birds
-Chess etc.


Short films are becoming increasingly more well known however will never match up to the feature film. Short films also are a genre in their own right. There are several short film awards and festivals where people showcase their short films and get awards from directing or acting in them.

The Diary - (anti-bullying short film)

  

This is an amateur short film going towards an anti bullying campaign. This is an example of what I want to happen in my short film. I love the idea of a diary however in my short film there is to be no talking just a voice over with background music. The aim is to have the parents of the victim reading a diary and the victims voice telling his story. 

Five Miles Out - Dakota Blue Richards

This is one shirt film i looked at for some ideas on how to shoot my film and how they work wether they leave cliff hangers and how it generally works. This was only 4 minutes of the short film its running time is actually 6 minutes. 

This short film is unlike mine however the music and they way the lighting is creates tension within the short film itself. For my short film i can take some different ideas from the short film and see how they have filmed the scenes and wether tension between the boy and girl is shown through the camera angles. 

http://www.film4.com/videos/article/film4-shorts-five-miles-out

Different types of bullying

Bullying comes in 5 different ways:

Verbal 
Verbal bullying is when someone is called names, threatened or made to feel bad.

Physical 
Physical bullying is when someone is hit, punched, pushed or have their personal items stolen and any other kind of physical aggressive contact. When someone has some physical signs of bullying like cuts, bruises, torn clothes or personal belongings missing they just put it down to over active play or childish games. Many times this isn't the cause and people who are bullied will not tell an adult or someone they trust as they believe it will make the bullies mad and make the bullying a lot worse. 

Social 
Social bullying is when someone is left out of games, deliberately ignored and has bad things spread about them and made to feel like an outsider.

Psychological / Mental 
Psychological bullying is when someone is stalked or intimidated

Cyber
With the technology age a new type of bullying was born; Cyber bullying. 
This type of bullying can be chat rooms, online, instant messaging, on a mobile phone or even e-mails.

Childnet International - Cyber Bullying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNumIY9D7uY

This is a video on youtube i found on cyber bullying. This is a short film on a boys life going through school and facing bullies. However he is being bullied for being briny which isn't a crime. Nothing that children get bullied for is a crime and this is what I want to put across in my video. 

initial ideas

Ideas for a short film 


I have thought about a few ideas for a short film all mainly based on documentaries instead of story lines however when I thought about different ways I could present the particular social issue in a new an innovative way instead of following a documentary style short film. These are my ideas for short films :
- Kidnappings
-Bulling. How it affects
- Cancer
- Fairies
- Addiction
-Teenage pregnancy
-Life

Out of this i chose three ideas that i thought would be good for a short film and listed a story-line that would work well turning it into a story instead of a documentary.
Life - A story following different peoples lives and how they live. People from different cultures and religions.
Bullying - film about a boy getting bullied for his appearance and his music taste e.g. metal/ rock and then taking his own lie because he can't handle the pressure of trying to fit in and he feels he is worthless.
Kidnapping - This was going to be more of an awareness then a story but still following a story-line. A thriller about a girl who is being stalked for months then is kidnapped and found weeks later.

Out of all these ideas I felt that the bullying idea was going to benefit me the most as bullying affects nearly everybody and the aim of my film is to show that you are not worthless, that the bullies are the one with the problem not you.

Brief 3

Breif 3
A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animation or a combination of both, together with:

• a poster for the film
• a film magazine review page featuring the film

The brief i have chosen is brief 3 (short film ). I have chosen a short film because i feel that this would challenge me the most on making up a script and editing and putting effects in the short film myself. Also the poster will be easy as i have already handled photo shop and know what to do and how i want my poster.