AICE Media Studies

This short film was very consistent in the conventions used. Though there wasn’t that much difference in the editing, lighting, sound, costuming, or camera movements/angles, it definitely embodied the drama genre. It didn’t start off with any sort of establishing shot to show the scene, but from the context clues, the viewers are able to tell that it begins in front of the little girls school or some sort of class. There is non-diegetic music playing throughout but there are also diegetic sounds heard in the film. There is no form of dialogue or speaking, with the exception of the ending where the mother tells the child to turn the light off, so most of the diegetic sounds are made from objects in the scene. Some of the objects, or props, include the backpack or the light lamp. Some of the more significant props are the white powder and the wings which we could say is also part of the costuming. They seem to be added to be a part of the story or director’s message. The costuming ov...

  While watching this short film, I noticed that the production was very simple. Usually in dramas, there would be features like non-natural lighting added or at least two different settings within the time span of the 15 minutes the short film took place. There’s also usually a “villain”, someone that plays the antagonist. However, some things seen in typical dramas weren’t included. However, there were still multiple aspects of the film that represented those of a drama. First of all, there’s the lighting. Like I previously mentioned, there wasn’t really any non-natural lighting (none that are noticeable at least). What I mean by this, is that there didn’t seem to be any lighting used other than the ones that were originally part of the setting. Though it did include low-key lighting, high-key lighting, and three-point lighting, they were all generated by the light sources found and used in the scene. This would mean that in order to capture a specific type of lighting for the ...

  This short film was about the last three minutes of a man’s life. It is a drama that features a series of cuts, natural lighting, and non-diegetic music almost throughout the entire thing. The scene begins with low key lighting and a long shot to show the entire scene. That is common when a film starts just to show the audience what the scene looks like. Throughout the entire film, there is hardly any dialogue or spoken words at all.   Some angles used in the film are low angles, high angles, profiles, and even dutch angles which aren’t too common in dramas. For example, a low angle is used at the start when the man clutches his chest. This is showing that he is a victim of the circumstance he in. He is weak and essentially powerless because there is no one around to help him. Also, most of the scenes are filmed in from the point of view of the subject. As the man’s life is flashing before his eyes, his memories are in first person. The lighting used were mostly natural ...

  This short film was very simple and short, but with a supernatural twist. Most of it takes place in slow motion and the entire film is in black and white. It begins with an establishing shot of the scene's settings and immediately cues the non-diegetic music that plays throughout. There weren’t too many different types of CAMS, CLAMPS, sound, and editing in this film. Since it is in black and white, it also isn’t that easy to distinguish the types of lighting. There is a lot of cutting between each character. Each cut either features a close up, mid shot, or full shot of the person. There are some over the shoulder shots that are used since both characters are looking at each other. The costuming is a bit more old school compared to now. That is mean to match the setting which also seems to take place in an earlier time. The props like the car also give away the time period because it is clearly an older car model. There is also some uses of zooming throughout the film. It s...