There are many scenes that I had to remove in order to fit the actual story into the film's limit. I attempted removing scenes that were created for pure character building, rather than losing out on the story (Hanahaki concept). The film may lose out on some romantic relationship building of the characters itself, which leads the audience to be confused about how the love interest will be in love with the victim. However, I intend to use acting (gazing or hesitation towards each other), along with long takes to show or hint at the interest the love interest has towards the victim.
The short films I researched involved conventions that I want to add to my film.
For being 5 minutes, the films didn't feel rushed. The stories went from beginning to a clear end, slow narratives that can be understood easily.
For the editing, it included mostly straight cuts, although no extreme transitions (a few fades from the title/ ending) or jump cuts.
Most shots were reaction shots, where they flipped between the two characters, rather than showing the environment (master or establishing shots) or something besides the characters.
The links to the videos used for research.
1. https://youtu.be/PfNBaD4f3WI?si=qnnwEe7yAp4D0Lmq
This film had light music that didn't overpower, it was like background noise.
Overall, the film was brightly saturated, this could be to show the light love that's forming, contrasted to the harsh narrative that was happening (a man running away from the cops).
Used a voiceover for the audience to learn what was in the book and a bit of what the plot for the story is, this is something I may try to replicate in my own film to have the audience gain some knowledge of the Disease and foreshadowing.
2. https://youtu.be/aN1R6fvTEJo?si=IXdEOM164TA5xcwR
The entire film was created only using an overhead shot, it allowed to be a neutral view that shows the relationship progress. The viewers see how the relationship went without knowing everything a character is thinking.
The narrative is showing the ups and downs of a relationship.
There is a mix of short and long clips to show the slow tension the relationship, and the fast paced feeling people may feel when they first start dating.
The music is slow and can be tuned out, however the background noise was overbearing compared to the music. There were car horns and alarms were louder than the rest the environment.
3. https://youtu.be/KuuEs0oVVS8?si=FFxO5d20ONk1X7jK
This film used multimedia, animation and real life filming, to bring to life the drawings the character was making.
This film used music that was quiet, then grew louder as their relationship progressed and it used a voice rather than instrumental.
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