To fully understand the concept and certain elements that make a short film, we watched a variety of short films including 'Slinky' and 'Umbilical' two of which are complete opposites. Slinky was a comedy of which didn't hold huge meaning behind it although 'Umbilical' had a sub-meaning behind it and was done through the use of 2D animation. The moral of this short film was to convey how the youth of today are mesmerized by technology and perhaps become conjoined to it similar to that of a umbilical cord. This prevents the child from growing and developing in the normal ways they should as young person, it also prevents them from experiencing and socialising with others of that age e.g playing in the playground or participating in group activities and does not allow them to explore their individual creativities.
I am still unsure of what genre of short film that I want to make as I want there to be a meaning behind my short film although comedy seems to be what I specialise in successfully therefore I think it would be hard to balance the two out in one short film so I am going to have to make a decision on which I want to include more.
In terms of meaning, high and low angle shots are a good way of showing vulnerability/innocence or a hierarchy or power. Close up shots in a comedy is a good way of conveying facial expressions and emphasising the humour.
