Genre specific- Growing up imaginary short film
'Growing up imaginary' is a short film made by a school student, it lasts around 4 minutes- therefore making it a very short film. This short film follows a narrative structure in which a young girl can be seen playing with what is assumed to be her imaginary friend (the face is blurred and he fades in and out), as the narrative proceeds the young girt must make new friends in order to not be lonely. This is very similar to the idea that i wish to convey.
A majority of mid and long shots have been used throughout this short film, with the occasional close up thrown in. These are the most commonly used camera shots as they help to drive the narrative. The long shots within this short film give a sense of location, accompanied by the mid shots to introduce characters and followed by close ups to give a sense of emotion. This particular shot presents connotations of weakness and vulnerability, as it is a slight high angle shot the young girl appears smaller, as the audience is looming above her. Furthermore die to the fact that she is the character that Is in the majority of the shots and is the character her that the audience is fixed on, it can be assumed that she is the main character, as with this shot she consumes the majority of the screen.
The use of different colour filters have been used in order to present the characters emotions, this has been done really effectively through the use of a greyscale hue that has been placed over certain shots when the character appears to be unhappy, and this has been used frequently and consistently throughout. Black and white filters are a common method of showing a time difference e.g. past and present, so the idea that this has been adapted to convey emotion is very effective. Furthermore a zoom in, canted angle shot hard been used to give a sense of the child's thought process, along with giving a sense of unease. As the character is alone its almost suspenseful as we, as an audience, wonder what she will do next.
Both diagetic and non diagetic sound has been used within this short film, with regards to diagetic sound, the use of dialogue has been used at the start of the film when the young girl is playing with the imaginary friend, and also when she is talking to her mum. This is the only form of diagetic sound that is used throughout the whole of the short film, whereas the rest id non diagetic sound, through the use of music. The song used is 'All you never say' by Birdy, this is a very slow song of an indie/alternative genre, that has relative lyrics with regards to the narrative of the film, in which it is all about learning and love.
The use of costume is a key aspect within this short film in portraying the age of this young girl, plaits and pigtails have been used to generate a solidarity of her youth as these are stereotypical hairstyles of a young girl. Also with regards to location it is clear to see that, a school type setting has been used, therefore giving the audience a clear idea that she is a school student. The use of the Childs bedroom is also a key method in how the director has ensured the audience is aware that this girl is young, and that is through the use of the bunk beds, and all of the pictures that have ben put on the walls as these are also stereotypically childish elements.
A majority of mid and long shots have been used throughout this short film, with the occasional close up thrown in. These are the most commonly used camera shots as they help to drive the narrative. The long shots within this short film give a sense of location, accompanied by the mid shots to introduce characters and followed by close ups to give a sense of emotion. This particular shot presents connotations of weakness and vulnerability, as it is a slight high angle shot the young girl appears smaller, as the audience is looming above her. Furthermore die to the fact that she is the character that Is in the majority of the shots and is the character her that the audience is fixed on, it can be assumed that she is the main character, as with this shot she consumes the majority of the screen.
The use of different colour filters have been used in order to present the characters emotions, this has been done really effectively through the use of a greyscale hue that has been placed over certain shots when the character appears to be unhappy, and this has been used frequently and consistently throughout. Black and white filters are a common method of showing a time difference e.g. past and present, so the idea that this has been adapted to convey emotion is very effective. Furthermore a zoom in, canted angle shot hard been used to give a sense of the child's thought process, along with giving a sense of unease. As the character is alone its almost suspenseful as we, as an audience, wonder what she will do next.Both diagetic and non diagetic sound has been used within this short film, with regards to diagetic sound, the use of dialogue has been used at the start of the film when the young girl is playing with the imaginary friend, and also when she is talking to her mum. This is the only form of diagetic sound that is used throughout the whole of the short film, whereas the rest id non diagetic sound, through the use of music. The song used is 'All you never say' by Birdy, this is a very slow song of an indie/alternative genre, that has relative lyrics with regards to the narrative of the film, in which it is all about learning and love.
The use of costume is a key aspect within this short film in portraying the age of this young girl, plaits and pigtails have been used to generate a solidarity of her youth as these are stereotypical hairstyles of a young girl. Also with regards to location it is clear to see that, a school type setting has been used, therefore giving the audience a clear idea that she is a school student. The use of the Childs bedroom is also a key method in how the director has ensured the audience is aware that this girl is young, and that is through the use of the bunk beds, and all of the pictures that have ben put on the walls as these are also stereotypically childish elements.
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