Analysis-Domestic Violence#1

This is the first domestic violence short film that I have looked, however I am sure from seeing it just once that it is one of the most powerful. It has given me a huge amount of inspiration so far.
The establishing shot starts of with young women in the middle of work because the women is alone in the shot it automatically suggests to the viewer that she is somehow in danger. This adds to the suspense of the short film. Another short in this short film is a low angle shot. This is a shot of the young girl looking up at a shadow of a strong looking man in the flats above in the window. This shot symbolises the girl as being weak and as the “shadow” or man as having power. It also shows fear as she is looking up to him.

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Analysis CheckList For Short Films.

I need to talk about:

Genre.-what sort of genre is it? How can you tell this?
Theorists- Torodov,Valdimir ect..how do they relate to this short film
Semitotics
Shots
Camera Work
Mise En Scene
Lighting
Sound
Diagetic/Non Diagetic
How they create meaning?

Short Film Example.#1

I love the simplicity of this short film poster. There is not much writing apart from the makers of the film and the film title. At the bottom of the page there is also an email adress for viewers of the poster to contact.

Final Synopsis For My Film

My short film is a campaign for domestic violence. The short film will open with three dead bodies covered up. I am using three different couples to portray different types of domestic violence,in different types of relationships. I will be using a straight couple,a lesbian couple and a gay male couple. This will show that domestic abuse can happen in different types of relationships. I will show that domestic abuse can happen nomatter what your race,sexuality,age or background.I will be showing scenes of the couples in love and happy and showing the domestic violence as a gradual thing.( Does not just happen over night )
The three stories will progress by showing things such as name calling to fights. Eventually three people will end up dead. Two of the victims and one of the abusers. At the end of the short film the scene of the three dead bodies will come back up. Then all the actors will read the helpline numbers.

Straight Couple Location#2

This is a picture of the couple walking down the street. This is the scene where the night all goes wrong and there is some tension between the couple.

#Straight Couple's Location.

Location #1

This is the romantic location,set in greenwich overlooking the river.This picture shows the straight couple in love and enjoying themselves.

My Actor's-#Straight Couple

This is Ieka Walker.She is playing the part of the straight couple. She is the victim.

This is my male actor Jason Kennedy.He is playing the part of the straight couple,male abuser. He is 17years old and is studying drama at college.