Examples of short films

When researching ideas for our film we have had to look at other short films for inspiration. Yet the inspiration does not always just stick to the story of the film, it could include shots, colour correction, script etc. Below are some examples of short films that have inspired me and given me some ideas for our own short film.

- HELLO AGAIN - 

This short is a good example of location, music and most importantly shots. For us as students we do not have access to extremely good equipment such as steadicams or specialised equipment for camera movement. This means that we have to improvise when it comes to steadying moving shots. This short is very useful to us as it states that all the shots with movement were not done by using a professional steadicam but were made using a homemade skateboard dolly. If we could manage to create a steady movement it would really open up a lot of possibilities for us whilst filming. If pulled off properly it would help us to create a more professional looking film. As they used a homemade dolly to get the smoothness, we have to assume that they used something like guttering or a piece of plastic beneath and on top of the 'skateboard' (it could be something else) to create the smooth slow look about it.

 - MEMORIES -

This film, was actually shown to us after I had thought of my idea, what I think has inspired me because of it is how they pulled off the flashbacks that coincide with the actual story.  The colouring used to show the action that is happening at that moment is very similar as to how I envisioned it for my idea, this would show the difference in his happiness as time went on. I feel that the colour use in my idea if it were chosen would be very important as it creates the mood of that specific scene and I think that it would be a very good tool in creating emotion with the characters within the film.