Enfys Holmes Film Studies Coursework

Over By Jorn Threlfall Link to Watch Narrative reverse chronology slow reveal of information information leads to other conclusion than what ends up happening Genre real life crime story based around real thing that happened subverts expectations of genre, not normally expected event Representation upper middle class community regarded as safe posh area crime is wiped away and erased, considered unimportant by community how people and their deaths can be moved on from too easily and forgotten desperation by people from poverty man that died was from a place traditionally seen as third world his death is considered unimportant Audience misdirection audience lead away from actual conclusion visuals let audiences question events active viewer lack of dialogue means no audience positioning audience is in "detective" place, no character development Micro Elements sound of body falling to shock audience long shots to se...

Operator by Vicky McClure, 2015 Link to Watch Narrative narrative driven by dialogue cyclical narrative what happened will happen again and again, every time the operator picks up the phone inciting incident is phone call equilibrium established in shots of people working on computers before resting on the main operator Genre Suspense Real Life Representation White middle age woman Passes Bechdel test Depicts moment in operator's life, what they have to deal with everyday Deals with high stress, we can see the impact and strength they have to deal with it For audience, is emotionally intense. Ending reveals this happens over and over. Unexpected viewpoint, least "cinematic" Audience Positioned with operator Lack of visual spectacle means audience focuses on dialogue Dialogue creates impression of visuals, audience imagining images on their own Sound places audience with operator Only hear her voice Ambient noise decreases; ...

Initial Ideas Create something within the genre of horror. Horror is easy to provoke an emotional response within a smaller timeframe, and works well as a short film. Horror can be very focused, and works as it connects with everyone's primal instincts, it would not be too niche or too complex to work. Horror also doesn't require a complex setup to be engaging. could do something with a stalker ideas of looking, use mirrors, glass to create person's view limited dialogue slow pace If not horror, I would like to do something with a theme of self-view and how we can't trust our own perception of things. This would work in horror, and maybe drama.

A short film, for our purposes, has these characteristics: a length of around 5 minutes, never any longer than 40 minutes focused plot with specific idea without deviations less complex characters with less development no subplots small amount of characters small budget few locations Short films are generally made by starting filmmakers by independent studios or not with a studio at all. Compared to feature films, they have small budgets and generally are more focused, in almost every part of a film. They allow for creative experimentation without the fear of profit margins. They also take less time to make than feature films. Preparation for a short film is similar to a feature film, requiring storyboards, scripts etc. The major difference is the length and how this impacts the type of story that can be effectively told in a smaller timeframe. Normally the setup (establishing the equilibrium) is done very fast, so within the first 30 seconds or so the audience knows the ba...

This blog is run by Enfys Holmes for the coursework section of the Film Studies A Level at Hills Road Sixth Form College. It will be used to track my research towards the creation of a script and short film per the brief. I will update this continuously until the end of the coursework.