ESSENTIAL SHORT FILM LIST
Learners are required to make a study of at least three short films in preparation for their production. The total running time of the films selected must be at least 80 minutes.
FILM DIRECTOR LENGTH (MINUTES)
Meshes in the Afternoon (Deren, US, 1946) 14’
La Jetée (Marker, France, 1962) 28’
La Ricotta (Pasolini, Italy, 1963) 34’
The Grandmother (Lynch, US, 1970) 34’
A Girl’s Own Story (Campion, Australia, 1987) 26’
Elephant (Clarke, UK, 1989) 39’
The Wrong Trousers (Park, UK, 1993) 30'
When the Day Breaks (Forbis/Tilby, Canada, 1999) 09'
About a Girl (Percival, UK, 2001) 09'
Wasp (Arnold, UK, 2003) 24'
High Maintenance (Van, Germany, 2006) 09'
Connect (Abrahams, UK, 2010) 05'
Night Fishing (Park, South Korea, 2011) 33’
Pitch Black Heist (Maclean, UK, 2012) 13
Curfew (Christensen, US, 2012) 19'
Swimmer (Ramsay, UK, 2012) 18’
The Gunfighter (Kissack, US, 2014) 09'
Stutterer (Cleary, UK, 2015) 12'
Learners are required to make a study of at least three short films in preparation for their production. The total running time of the films selected must be at least 80 minutes.
Meshes in the Afternoon (Deren, US, 1946) 14’
La Jetée (Marker, France, 1962) 28’
La Ricotta (Pasolini, Italy, 1963) 34’
The Grandmother (Lynch, US, 1970) 34’
A Girl’s Own Story (Campion, Australia, 1987) 26’
Elephant (Clarke, UK, 1989) 39’
The Wrong Trousers (Park, UK, 1993) 30'
When the Day Breaks (Forbis/Tilby, Canada, 1999) 09'
About a Girl (Percival, UK, 2001) 09'
Wasp (Arnold, UK, 2003) 24'
High Maintenance (Van, Germany, 2006) 09'
Connect (Abrahams, UK, 2010) 05'
Night Fishing (Park, South Korea, 2011) 33’
Pitch Black Heist (Maclean, UK, 2012) 13
Curfew (Christensen, US, 2012) 19'
Swimmer (Ramsay, UK, 2012) 18’
The Gunfighter (Kissack, US, 2014) 09'
Stutterer (Cleary, UK, 2015) 12'
Here's direct links to all of the films we can find.....we may not cover all of them and you don't need to write about all of them but this should give you more than enough to analyse and influence your own ideas....
Curfew ( Christensen 2012 )
Comedy/drama with extensive use of traditional, efficient and effective use of film form to build narrative tension, show relationships between characters, create narrative structure and iconography to support the film's theme
Connect (Abrahams 2012 )
Simple short film
High Maintenence ( Van 2006 )
Scifi ?
The Gunfighter ( Kissack 2014 )
Comedy Western relying on subverting the concept of voiceover
The Wrong Trousers ( Nick Park)
Action comedy British animated short , featuring narrative twists, enigmas, a character's journey, action scenes, humour and links to other genres.
Wasp ( Armold )
Drama
Violent and realistic British short film about the troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s. No music and minimal narrative and use of dialogue.
Le Jetee ( Marker 1962 )
An experimental short scifi film
NEXT...
Pitch Black Heist ( Maclean 2012 )
a short crime drama focusing on two characters with some experiments in film form.
The Grandmother ( Lynch )
another experimental film short from a director who started as a visual artist : experimental and non-realistic in mise-en-scene and sound)
Meshes of the afternoon ( Deren 1946 )
Earlyish experimental silent fiim with a circular dreamlike narrative
You should consider the following connections between these short films and your own ideas:
Influence on ideas of linear/non linear narrative structure
Similar or contrasting narrative elements, enigmas or plot points
Similar social or emotional themes
Similar genre or genre conventions used
Similar characters or character development
Similarity in film form elements : e.g handheld camera, mise-en-scene, use of sound such as music or dialogue , editing techniques, shot selection , use of colour and lighting
Curfew ( Christensen 2012 )
Comedy/drama with extensive use of traditional, efficient and effective use of film form to build narrative tension, show relationships between characters, create narrative structure and iconography to support the film's theme
Connect (Abrahams 2012 )
Simple short film
High Maintenence ( Van 2006 )
Scifi ?
The Gunfighter ( Kissack 2014 )
Comedy Western relying on subverting the concept of voiceover
The Wrong Trousers ( Nick Park)
Action comedy British animated short , featuring narrative twists, enigmas, a character's journey, action scenes, humour and links to other genres.
Wasp ( Armold )
Drama
Wasp ( Armold )
Drama
Violent and realistic British short film about the troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s. No music and minimal narrative and use of dialogue.
Le Jetee ( Marker 1962 )
An experimental short scifi film
Pitch Black Heist ( Maclean 2012 )
a short crime drama focusing on two characters with some experiments in film form.
The Grandmother ( Lynch )
another experimental film short from a director who started as a visual artist : experimental and non-realistic in mise-en-scene and sound)
another experimental film short from a director who started as a visual artist : experimental and non-realistic in mise-en-scene and sound)
Meshes of the afternoon ( Deren 1946 )
Earlyish experimental silent fiim with a circular dreamlike narrative
Earlyish experimental silent fiim with a circular dreamlike narrative
OTHER SHORT FILMS
THUNDER ROAD ( best short film at Cannes 2016 )
BEAT ( 2015 )
"CASTELLO CAVALCANTI" by Wes Anderson
END OF THE LINE ( 2018 )
Whiplash ( 2012)
Short films 2018
Cargo
Good job on the blog David :D
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