Tuesday, March 2, 2010

A Few Short Films to Consider

We've spent the last few weeks reviewing grammar, working on improving our timed writing skills and technique, as well as buffing up on our command of academic language. Now that CSAP is here, I thought it might be nice to take a shift in how we work with our materials.

Here are a few videos that we use to discuss the elements of a story, character development, tone, etc.

Just before the Olympic Winter Games 2010 started they posted a wonderful video short, For All the Marbles.

The following film, "Out of the Forest" was created by a film students. Take note of how the story builts and then twists. I hope you like it:

Out Of A Forest from Tobias Gundorff Boesen on Vimeo.



"Wolf and Pig" is a wonderful story with a bit of a twist. I think the creation is very creative.


Here's a brilliant example of how one artist inspired another. The notes on the Youtube.com page say, This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. ... "


This one takes post-it notes to a new level:


Now for something a bit more subtle. I am curious to know what you think about this film. Is it serious, or is it sacastic?

Sign Language - a short film from Oscar Sharp on Vimeo.



That led me to this. It is a bit of a change from the others, but I like the creative approach the creator took to the simple prompt of "Wonderful Workplace."

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