Monday, 14 March 2016

In conclusion:

After looking at my target audience research I have decided to direct a Love themed short film as I believe there is a strong market for it. Also some of my audiences suggested that they enjoy watching love short films to therefore I automatically know that there is a target market for that genre.

Themes in short films.

While doing my research and planning it's important to recognize the usual themes of love in short  films.

There are 2 major themes within love short films and they are:

  • Unlucky in Love.
  • Unrequited Love.



Unlucky in Love theme.




In this short clip it of 'unlucky love' short film. You see many of the code and conventions which create a short film. For example the comedic sense of the film. In many short films about love there is comedy themes to make it light hearted. Unlucky in love is a perfect theme for a short film because it is easy to add comedic themes as the protagonist usually is feeling for themselves as they aren't getting anywhere with love. Having a sad character is easy to make the audience feel sorry for them.



Unrequited love.
To begin with unrequited love is the idea that there is a one sided love affair.

A short film about unrequited love:





In the short film you see the usual unrequited love codes and conventions. Again there is some comedic themes while he is writing the poem for a girl that no longer loves him.The ending of this short film is based around the idea that he will die if he doesn't have her or that he can no longer live without her and that is demonstrated by him hitting his head and dying after receiving the text from his ex girlfriend.