The Cinema Of Short Films

The moving picture Of before long acquiresCinema is atomic number 53 of the some mediums which engage managed to successfully depict the true reality of society in general and our spankings in p finesseicular. As resembling other art forms, it depicts the quaternary-fold realties that ace is faced with. It explores integrity of the most discarded yet eternal truths which all individual experiences and that is isolation. Each individual longs for social ties despite belong to organized societies it is what each one of us is ultimately reduced to.A ill-judged direct is a technical description originally coined in the Indian movie house manufacturing and utilise in the North Ameri tolerate characterisation industry in the early diaphragm of picture show. The description is now used almost interchangeably with rook capacity.Although the North Ameri end description generally refers to carrys between 20 and 40 minutes, the definition refers to much(prenominal) sententiouser films in Europe, Latin America and Australasia. In New Zealand, for instance, the description can be used to describe all film that has duration longer than one minute and compacter than 15 minutes. The North American definition in any case be givens to focussing much more on character whereas the European and Australasian forms flow to depend much more on visual drama and spell twists. In this way, the North American form can be mute to be a derivation of the disport film form, usually playacting as a platform for aspirant Hollywood directors. Elsewhere, short films tend to work as typefaces for flicktographers and commercial directors. ( ill-considered Film)A short film manages to articulate the same tale as a full length vaunt film, but in a shorter duration of time. It is characterized by the directors reflection of the quick social, political and economic conditions. A short film narrative is one which can easily be created by people from all wal ks of behavior, it has planetary applicability. It enables directors functioning on a small bud sterilise to tell their stories to the introduction. The endowment fund in creating a short film lies in communicating the depicted object of the film to the audience in a very limited period of time. The transitions in a short film argon of critical importance. What I find intriguing is how any person imbibes from their existing social conditions and nominate work which is tellingly communicable to most individuals.Another reason to stay into this topic of research is that many youngsters and amateurs start by making short films and use it as a path to grow. As Daniel Wiernicki states, Short films are often popular as first steps into the film industry among young film sackrs. This is because they are cheaper and easier to practice, and besides their length cave ins shorts more credibly to be watched by financial backers and others who want some demonstration of a film deriv ers ability. Many things can be deliver the goodsd by creating a short film so are an ideal opportunity to get recognized and get into the industry. (Wiernicki)Through this dissertation, I aim to explore the world of short films in the context of movies which confine won the Cannes Short Film Palme dOr (French Palme dOr du court of justice mtrage), which is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film fete. These short films are a cook upation of different cultures, ideologies, people, religion, economic background, and political thoughts and history from crossways the world that come together on one platform and showcase their art.The cinema is not an art which films manners the cinema is something between art and life. Un alike(p) word-painting and literature, the cinema both gives to life and takes from it, and I try to render this concept in my films. Literature and painting both exist as art from the very start the cinema doesnt.Jean- Luc GodardLITERATURE R EVIEWThroughout our history, humans have looked for different forms of expressing themselves. These expressions were in the form of poetry, literature, songs, plays, dancing, etc. films are one of the latest forms of expression that has been adoptive by the people around the world to portray their views on their surroundings, any event, or moment that captivates them and they want to show it to the world. The beauty of the films nowadays is that you can detract from reality and present something beyond the human imagination at the same time one can present the harsh realities of life that some dont know about. Films as a medium of conferences can be used to spread ones message or view across the world.History of Cinema (History of Film)The birth of the films happened in 1878, when Eadweard Muybridge recorded a sawbuck running in fast motion using a serial publication of 24 stereoscopic cameras. With the development of technology came of the Silent era. Till the twenties movies wer e silent, though at times they were accompanied by musicians, sound effectuate, or even commentary at times.1940s to 60s- struggle and Post War CinemaThe wartime saw immense change in the cinema as more focus was given to propaganda and patriotic films. Films like Snow albumin and the Seven Dwarfs and Citizen Cane were pieces of this period.The cold war era brought movies filled with paranoia much(prenominal) as Invading Armies of Evil Aliens and anti- communist movies such as the Manchurian Candidate. The onset of television in the post war era as well threatened the cinematic industry as a medium of ceremonial occasion films.During this Period, Asian Cinema specifically saw a golden age. some(a) of the greatest masterpieces of the Asian cinema were produced during this period. These include works like Yasujiro Ozus capital of Japan Story (1953), Satyajit Rays The Apu Trilogy (1955-1959) and The Music Room (1958), Kenji Mizoguchis Ugetsu (1954) and Sansho the Bailiff (1954), Raj Kapoors Awaara (1951), Mikio Naruses Floating Clouds (1955), Guru Dutts Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), and the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Throne of communication channel (1957).1970s Post-classical cinemaThis term is used to describe the period quest the decline of the studio system during the 1950s and 1960s and the end of the merchandise code. During the 1970s, filmmakers increasingly depicted explicit sexual content and showed gunfight and fight scenes that included graphic images of bloody deaths.The 1980s were filled with movies releasing with sequels like Star Wars, Jaws, and Indiana Jones. The audience also started to watch movies on their videocassette recorder at home during this period.mid-nineties to present Contemporary CinemaThe 1990s saw the development of the independent cinema with commercial success. Special effects also ruled during this period as it was being heavily used by the successful movie s of the period like Terminator 2 plan Day (1991) and Titanic (1997).During the 2000s, documentary genre of film making also rose as can be jut outn with the success of movies such as March of the Penguins, and Fahrenheit 9/11. Increase in the problem of digital distribution out-of-pocket to infringement of copyrights, and piracy also has reached heights during this period.Cinema as a whole during this decade has become more globose with foreign-language films gaining popularity in English- babbleing markets. Films such as City of Gods (Portugese), Lagaan (Hindi), and the Passion of the deliverer (Aramaic).Some have described the prevailing style of the period as postmodern because many contemporary films are apolitical, a historical, intertextual, and less tied to the conventions of a single genre or culture. The transnational circulation and genre hybridity of contemporary films is exemplified by the increasing global popularity of non- English speaking cinema. (Film Studies, 2009)Major Genres of FilmsAction, Adventure, Comedy, Crime gangster films, Drama, Epic/ Historical films, Horror, Musical, Science fiction, War (anti- war), Western, and Eastern films.They are tolerant enough to accommodate practically any film ever made, although film categories can never be precise. By isolating the various elements in a film and categorizing them in genres, it is possible to easily evaluate a film within its genre and allow for meaningful comparisons and some judgments on greatness. Films were not really subjected to genre depth psychology by film historians until the 1970s. every films have at least one major genre, although there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four overlapping genre (or sub-genre) types that identify them. (Dirks)History of Short FilmsShort subject a name initially given to Short Films came into existence in the 1910s when the mass of the feature movies were being made into loner run-time edi tions. The name short subject is an American film industry term, which was assigned to any film within 20 minutes long or running deuce reels. Short subject films could be comedy, animated, or live action. One of the beat out kn admit users of short subject was Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin.In mid-thirties came the slowdown of the short subjects, basically produced by Warner Bros and Famous studios that owned their own theatres to showcase the films. By 1995s, the rise of television led to the strangulation of the live action- short and at the same time the fall cartoon short. Since the 1960s, majority of the directors of short films have been special studio projects or independent film makers.Since the 1980s, short film term was being used for short subject. Short film as a term describes the non- commercial film that is much shorter in time length than a feature film/ an likeness that can be drawn for short film to a feature film is that of a novella and a novel.The shor t filmmakers heavily depend on the short film feasts and art exhibitions to showcase their short films. At the same time, these film makers have more freedom to take up more difficult topics than normal feature films as the risks are lower. Short film making is now a growing as more and more amateurs, students, common man, and enthusiasts are taking this up because of the affordability of the technology to make such films. At the same time one can showcase his work to the world by uploading it on web portals and sharing it with others. It is an airfield where people are turning to as a hobby, as an art, to achieve their form expressions. (Wiernicki)Festival de CannesThe Festival is an apolitical no-mans-land, a microcosm of what the world would be like if people could contact each other directly and speak the same language. Jean CocteauBeing first large international heathenish event after the World War II, the Festival de Cannes opened on 20th September, 1946. The Palme dOr was created in 1955. Palme dOr became the enduring symbol of the Cannes Film Festival, awarded each and every year since to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition.At present, Festival de Cannes invites film makers from around the world to present their work in one place and exchange cultural experiences. The selections for the awards are done from a nomination of films from all over the world, from different socio-economic backgrounds, different cultures, and different historical backgrounds.Cannes offers an opportunity to determine a particular countrys image of its cinema. Festival de Cannes is a melting pot of global cinema and filmmakers. This is the reason why I have undertaken the take aim of the award winning short films at festival de Cannes.(Festival History)KNOWLEDGE GAPLooking at the current literature review, we see that there is a knowledge gap regarding the study of Short Films in the contemporary cinema as a communication medium. This subject r equires an in-depth abridgment and more research to come up with some perspectives in this area. seek OBJECTIVESTo take selected works of Short Films of contemporary cinema, uttermost(a) ten eld winner of Cannes Palme dOr du court mtrage (1999-2009), and analyse the context and form of Short films.Content of the winners of the Cannes Short Film awards (1999-2009) in context of political, sociological, economical, and historical backgrounds.To study the narrative codes in the films to arrive at a deeper showing of the short films.RESEARCH METHODOLOGYThe Qualitative research methodology is used in this study. The method would involve content analysis (Roland Barthes), text/narrative analysis and semiotic analysis of the movies.The modelThe Short Film award winners of Palme dOr du court mtrage (Cannes Short Film Palme dOr) in Festival de Cannes in the last 10 years (1999-2009). The following Short Films have been selected for the study sphere of influenceMegatronVer LloverSnifferP odorozhniTraficCracker BagEso UtanBean CakeAnino wherefore the above Sample?The above following sample has been chosen for the reason being that the Festival de Cannes (le Festival de Cannes), founded in 1946, is one of the worlds oldest, finest and most prestigious film festivals which has a very good representation of directors from across the world from different cultural, political, historical, religious, economical, and sociological backgrounds. This provides us with a variety of content for our study. The above movies are selected also on the basis of them being a part of contemporary cinema.How to contain Short FilmsSome of the salient points/ questions that will be used to do this study of short films are as followsWho is telling the story? Why is it being told? Does it appear to have a purpose?(media agencies, authorial voice, writers and auteurs, marketing, economics, ideology)How is it undergo? Who consumes it, where and in what way?(readers and media audiences- private and public experience, narrative structures)How is it made?(film technology, produce and episodic publishing-the differences they make to the production process as well as to the finished product)How does it construct meaning?(film language and written language-expectations of audiences and readers, codes and conventions, narrative structures)How does it represent its subject- especially with reference to period?(representation, use of stereotypes, representation of the past)(FILM STUDY melt down FOR TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, 2003)Three Ways of Thinking Talking near Films (Wilder, 1997)Literary AspectsDramatic AspectsCinematic AspectsWho are the characters in the film?Did the actors make you forget they were acting? How?What vivid visual images did you note? What did they make you line up or think about?What is the films setting?Were costumes, make-up, and set equally valuable to the success of the film?What sounds or music do you remember? What did they make you feel or think ab out?What are the main plat elements?In what scene was an actors voice (pitch, volume, expression) particularly effective?What scenes can you understand even without communion? Why?From whose point of view is the story told? mete out a scene that must have been difficult to act. How did the actor make his or her body movements appropriate and convincing?What scene has very effective or unusual editing?What is the theme of the film?Describe a scene in which facial expression was important. What feelings were developed? Were words required?If the film uses special effects, do they add to or detract from your purpose of the film?What is the mood of the film?Did the actors establish their characters more with dialogue or through movement and facial expressions?.What symbols did you notice?How is this film like or unlike other films by the director? Does this director have a recognizable style?..Was there anything about the acting, set, or costumes that daunted you or interfered wit h your watching of the film?EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONGiven that the art of making Short Films is on the upward trend it is necessary to give way the current trends, narratives, and the context of the Short Films genre in our contemporary cinema. We have enough knowledge on feature length movies but we lack information on the Short Films of our age. The study of this medium is important as Short films are a highly effective medium of communication and will gain importance going forward. As more and more people are turning towards Short Film making due to accessibility to technology, it is one field that needs attention in our world of cinema. A study of its content will give us a better understanding of the Short Films and world around us through their camera scope is imperative.