Short Film from a Genre and Auteur Perspective
For the short film that I have produced for the past month, it is the genre of "Horror". Two of the codes and conventions of my horror are the use of a dark colour palette throughout the film and low key lighting, I also used extreme close-ups as can be seen in the phone box shots as the main character is talking about his plan, and of the mobile phone on the floor. The reason why I used a close-up on the phone because I want the audience to focus on the phone as it creates suspense. I used zombies because the living dead is a recognised theme in the horror genre. I used slow editing to build up the suspense for the audience. I didn't use flashbacks because I didn't feel that the film was long enough. Other conventions that I did not use were quick flashing shots or jump scares. My film did not add anything new to the genre, as most of the ideas have already been taken and I am only studying at college
My usual style as an auteur is I often use fade-ins and fade-outs throughout my projects, as well as using beat music and being creative with the fonts in my titles. I couldn't use my usual style for this project because I had to follow a script and I couldn't move things around in the script to put my own style on my work. I felt good and bad about not using my own style, but I also enjoyed sticking to the script as it is something different that I am not used to.
In my opinion, my film would work best as an Independent film if it was a full-length feature, because I wanted to concentrate on what I wanted to achieve and create, rather than what may be popular. My target audience would be teenagers to about 30 years of age. The story behind my film is- The main character is in the telephone box, and he is trapped by zombies. The main character talks explaining what's happened and the camera pans to face the zombies. Then he begins to empty his pockets looking for money. He thinks of a way to escape , and then he realises that he can use one phone to call the other. So, he slides his mobile phone along the ground away from the phone box, to distract the zombies. When the mobile rings the zombies are attracted to the sound, and they go to the mobile. The main character escapes from the phone box and runs to his car and tries to open it. Then he realises that he emptied his pockets in the phone box and left his car keys on the shelf. In the final scene, a zombie attacks him from behind, dragging him to the floor and eating him.
I tried to use the codes and conventions of a horror film, but I couldn't add my own style in an auteur perspective.
My usual style as an auteur is I often use fade-ins and fade-outs throughout my projects, as well as using beat music and being creative with the fonts in my titles. I couldn't use my usual style for this project because I had to follow a script and I couldn't move things around in the script to put my own style on my work. I felt good and bad about not using my own style, but I also enjoyed sticking to the script as it is something different that I am not used to.
In my opinion, my film would work best as an Independent film if it was a full-length feature, because I wanted to concentrate on what I wanted to achieve and create, rather than what may be popular. My target audience would be teenagers to about 30 years of age. The story behind my film is- The main character is in the telephone box, and he is trapped by zombies. The main character talks explaining what's happened and the camera pans to face the zombies. Then he begins to empty his pockets looking for money. He thinks of a way to escape , and then he realises that he can use one phone to call the other. So, he slides his mobile phone along the ground away from the phone box, to distract the zombies. When the mobile rings the zombies are attracted to the sound, and they go to the mobile. The main character escapes from the phone box and runs to his car and tries to open it. Then he realises that he emptied his pockets in the phone box and left his car keys on the shelf. In the final scene, a zombie attacks him from behind, dragging him to the floor and eating him.
I tried to use the codes and conventions of a horror film, but I couldn't add my own style in an auteur perspective.
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