Gabriel Lewis advanced portfolio in media Collingham six form
Friday 6 May 2016
Narrative Theory Applied
The Black Hole
Todorov's Theory:
- Equilibrium: Everything is normal: A man is working in a office and seems as if he is sleep depraved.
- Disequilibrium: The stability is disrupted: The printer stops working, the worker kicks the printer and it prints out a black circle on a normal piece of paper.
- Recognition: Realisation of the disruption: The man realises that this black circle has the power to make things go through it, for example taking a snack from the vending machine.
- Restoring order: action against the disruption: The worker goes into the room with the safe using the piece of paper with the black hole, then puts the black hole on the safe and starts taking money out of it, till his whole body is inside.
- New equilibrium: restoration of an equilibrium: The man gets stuck in the safe , which shows that his greediness got the best of him and that there is no restored equilibrium but a new one.Barthes Theory:
1.Establishment of the plot or theme: The film starts by showing a man who is working in a office and seems as if he is sleep depraved. This shows that the film will be based around this character.2. Development of the problem, an enigma, an increase in tension: The printer stops working, the worker kicks the printer and it prints out a black circle on a normal piece of paper. The man realises that this black circle has the power to make things go through it, for example taking a snack from the vending machine. The worker goes into the room with the safe using the piece of paper with the black hole, then puts the black hole on the safe and starts taking money out of it, till his whole body is inside. This starts to build the tension of the film.3. Resolution of the plot: The man gets stuck in the safe , which shows that his greediness got the best of him. This is where there is the resolution.
Kate Domaille's Theory:We could say that one of Kate Domaille's narrative types relates to this character: Achilles.Achilles: The fatal flaw that will eventually lead to the destruction of the character. We could say that this relates to the the character in the way that his greed got the better of him which led to him getting stuck in the safe.
Review Of Film From Last Year
Hostile Hospitality
Overall I thought the film was well
made with good acting. The storyline built the tension and the
mystery for the viewers and kept them hooked throughout the short
film. One of the points I noticed throughout the film was that the
lighting was sometimes to do dark and maybe some more lighting
effects could have been added, so that the viewer can understand more
what is going on. In addition, Short films generally have twists at
the end, which this film does have, but i felt like it wasn't clear
enough of what actually happened. However, this didn't stop me from
thoroughly enjoying the film.
Thursday 5 May 2016
Institutional Research
Institutional Research
One of the major avenues into funding
short films is form government institutions, and specifically in the
UK, public money that is invested into short films is now distributed
by the British Film Institute (BFI). This is a charity that promotes
and protects filmmaking in the UK as well as providing funding to
independent film makers both emerging and established. Funding budget
varies per category, starting at £5000
for the iShorts sponsorship to £20,000
in the documentary short film category. People who are successful in
applying to these funding opportunities receive editorial support,
industry mentoring and networking opportunities. Similarly to
this funding by government institutions, filmmakers can seek funding
through sponsorships offered by film festivals, such as Sundance. It
offers grants and workshops to applicants whose work they see
potential in offer ongoing support to advance the development and
production of independent work.
Furthermore, corporate sponsorship for
a short film is always an exciting opportunity, however, this is not
usually open to new and emerging talent, more so established short
film writers and directors. For example, 'The Scarecrow' is a short
film created for Chipotle by Academy Award-winning Moonbot Studios,
that has fantastic emotional storytelling but is also used as an
advertising tool. Outside of external sponsorship, if film-makers are
truly passionate about this work they can always self-fund their own
project on the hope that its merits speak for itself and their
talents get recognised. Crowdshare or Crowdfund would also be an
online tool to raise money independently.
For the distribution of short films, it
is very effective for short films of a branded content to be
broadcast on television or online in order to gain exposure. Even
though they will be marketed to sell the product or company, their
work will also be showcased and their talents will also need to be
payed for when broadcasting. Additionally, social media channels, for
independent film makers or for companies, is a vital asset. Posting
on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms will be beneficial to raise
awareness of your work. Outside of this, there are film festivals and
competitions in which you can submit your short film: BFI, Cannes
Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival. All
are celebrations of art which encourage new talent and nurture new
ideas in the forms of short film and showcase the winning applicants.
Exhibiting short films does not usually
happen on mainstream broadcast mediums and is usually exists
digitally and online. Sites such as Youtube or Vimeo are good hosting
platforms to create a portfolio of work that you can exhibit for
free, which therefore makes your talents accessible to potential new
job opportunities, career paths, and investments. Specifically, Short
of the Week, is a website specifically launched to archive and
showcase new and emerging talent in the category of short film. In
addition, short film such as La Luna or Lava created by pixar, and
exhibited in cinemas as content to be rolled before the main feature
film of a 12 or PG age classification.
Generally speaking, the target audience
of a short film will be someone who is right brained, quite artistic
and inquisitive up to the age of around 70, as the short nature of
the medium for the 'Baby Boomer' generation would be so far removed
from that they are familiar with. However, practically speaking there
is no specific target audience for short films. People can be of any
culture, race, religion, age, or sex. The target audience is those
who are passionate about film and playing around with the craft of
film making to see what exciting things it can do.
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