FILM: Research into target audience

The target audience for shorts films are usually more of a smaller marker then a feature film this is due to the lack of advertisment. For my short film the specific target audience we aimed to attract was 15-30 year old females. This is because it's internet based therefore an younger audience are more familiar with modern technology, also the genre of the short film is a romance and these types of audiences are conventional are a romance film.

This would be our target audience, femals ages 15+ with easy, access to the internet.

FILM: Developing a pitch

After deciding on a storyline and the basic plot that we wanted to produce for our short film we then developed our pitch. When in the process of developing our pitch we mainly focused on the more creative side of the film and the interesting parts that would occur throughout our short film. If this was a feature film it would of been took to top investors to see whether or not they would contribute to the funding of the film.

FILM: Scripting

When creating a short film it is usually acknowledge that a lack of dialogue is present, therefore the character is potrayed through the use of camera shots and angles rather then dialogue. This therefore meant that the majority of our scripting was stage directions. When deciding the camera shots that would be used we took into consideration the main idea of the short film itself, we did this so this could help us towards using the right camera shots or angles to create or decrease suspense that the audience will feel. When in the process of making our script we did several drafts until it was fully understandable what the characters were meant to be doing and where this was meant to done. Here below is an example of our final script and also two versions of our scripts when in the drafting process.





Due to the lack of dialogue present in short films we needed some sort of audio to create an atmosphere for our short film. We therefore decided to go with a form of digetic sound. This meant that us as a whole group had to come together and research several genres of music to see which one we all felt suited the genre of our film either to create of decrease the level of intensity during certain scenes. However, when researching for our music our ideas changed. We first originally thought that Snow Patrol - Chasing Car would be suitable, but we then realised the whole song itself was a very slow song and doesn't emphasis our short film very well.


When carrying on researching suitable songs we came across and old song that we thought would fit the genre and mood of our short film and this was "The Cure - Friday I'm In Love." We then used this song throughout opening sequence.



We then found it much easier to research songs after this. We then need a soundtrack to our film which would be present after the opening sequence until the end of this film. To do this we needed a song that would increase tension during the time the lead character Scarlett was searching. The suitable song we chose was "Ten Second Epic - Old Habits Die Hard."

FILM: Storyboard

In order to make the filming process we had to create a storyboard. A storyboard is collection of images that will be present during the film, it also is seen as an indepth planning process when creating a short film. A storyboard is used throughout filming as it gives the directors an idea of where they're going with the film and where it will lead them. It is also easier and cost effective as it's cheaper. The storyboard also plays a part in potraying the certain image of a character by certain camera shots and angles mentioned when planning. The creative decisions made were when me and the rest of the group were deciding on what camera shots to use in order to create a specific vision and emotions that we want the audience to under go, and the way they felt about certain characters. The screenshots present below are a few examples of our storyboards.

FILM: Organising locations actors etc

When organising locations, actors etc we took into consideration mise-en-scene and how this would effect our filmimg, both negatively and positively. We also had to consider on how certain locations would correspond with the whole idea of our basic plot. We then went on to decide which characters were suitable for certain roles within the short film. Our organisation is of locations and actors is also recognised on our storyboards and shooting schedules.

We created our male female lead role with these images in mind. We then decided on the costume to be both black and white for the lead roles to represent a connection between a pair.

FILM: Shooting schedule

A shooting schedule is schedule of when and where filming will take place. Also which characters are present in the specific scene being shot. Here below is an example of my schooting schedule in which me and the other members of my group attempted to stick to as close as possible.

FILM: Researching other short films

Short films are different to feature films. Short films usually come across as a form of a poem, unlike a feature film that is more novel based. When researching other short films on youtube I came across a few that really attracted me in terms of representation of characters, costumes and camera angles etc. Examples are:

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What appealed to me from this short film was the way suspense was created through camera angles. Also how the true identity of the main character was revealed at the end and how unexpected it was.

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The whole theme created throughout this short film really caught me eye as they succuessfully achieved it within a short period of time. The props used were also really good in relating to the theme of the short film.

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I believe that this short film was really good as despite the fact it was very short it manage to create alot of suspense by using props, misc-en-scene and numerous camera angles.