For each of the 6 short films that I have to choose from I have taken some screenshots of what I feel illustrate key plots or sum up the film nicely. Below are those screenshots. The Lunch Date: Within this film there is a strong reference to racism and prejudice. One of the main things that this film shows is that things are not always as they seem. The man who appeared to be a thief turns out to be very giving and generous. This film was set in the 1940's where prejudice was rife. I particularly like that there is a moment within the film when the audience knows about the generosity of the man but the main character is oblivious. From the screen shots that I have taken the one which I feel sums up the film is the last one. Just the way in which the you can tell that the individuals involved are of different skin colours but they are doing the same action, shows to me that they are both human. The Beachcombers: This short film shows a love story between two people who have the same passion towards beach combing. It is obvious that the setting for this film is London in the winter. I think that the atmosphere that is created within the film is something that could be interesting to drawn upon within the poster. About a Girl: One of the main themes of this film is that the girl has no-one to talk to and feels neglected. This could be an interesting idea to play with when creating the film poster. Looking into colour theory could be a aspect which could really make this poster come to life. One of the important things is that if I were to choose this film to create a poster for I would not want to give away too much information about the plot. This could be quite a difficult task. Post-it-love: This is a really playful film and if I were to do a poster for it I would experiment with this idea. The screen shots that I have taken from this film do not give the plot away. This was a deliberate choice because movie posters are designed to tell a bit about what is going to happen within a film without giving away too much of the storyline. I do Air: When watching this film it seemed to me that the girl suffered with some form of anxiety, and the only way for her to calm herself down was to hold her breath (as a way to silence her fears). Sound is used within this film to portray emotion and is something that I feel could be used within the animated movie poster to enhance it. The idea of using the water from a swimming pool to create the movement within this poster is an idea which I feel could be played with. Eight: This film makes reference to the Hillsborough disaster. It could be an interesting film to play with as there are many aspects that can be pulled out of it for a potential movie poster, with the most obvious being the football aspect. It could be interesting to illustrate how the boy feels isolated because his dad passed away in the Hillsborough disaster and his mum doesn’t want him to be involved with football because of it. The reason that I have taken screenshots of the scenes above is because all of them represent the film nicely and I think that they could all be adapted into a poster or inspire possible posters for this film. 2+2=5: The narrative within this film reminds me of Nazi Germany, especially when the three older students become a part of the film with the red bands that they wear on their upper arm. Some of the key aspects that I picked up on include the chalk on the blackboard and that fear is being used to control the boys, especially with the shocking twist ending! I feel like the message this film is trying to convey is how easy it is to control a group of people, especially when you use fear. Something else that I got from this film was that you should stand up for what is right, even though it may not be the easiest thing to do.Trying to convey the film without giving away the ending is something that I think will not be an easy task.
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