(Personal) Short Film Evaluative Analysis (including 3 selected short-films, that collectively total at 80+ minutes).
For the assigned ‘Film Studies’ project, we were tasked with the creation of a 5-minute short film that conveyed a sufficient understanding of standard film form, camera usage, script writing, necessary planning (prior to the final shooting of the film,) & basic acting skills. I decided, as one who possesses an interest in practical effects (, VFX) and science-fiction, monster movies from the ’80s to late ’90s, that I would create a short film that made use of my (already existing) artistic skill set. When first conceptualising the film’s plot and general style, I began to integrate visual & film based elements from a small referential collection of films & media that I had personally selected; these included titles such as, ‘The Thing (1982)’, ‘Evil Dead 2’ & ‘An American Werewolf In London’. It is from these sources of reference that I finally established my main film concept (along with some creative concepts contributed by my father who works within the film indust