Researching short films and audience expectations.

Researching short films and audience expectations.

The expectations for the films were all quite accurate showing that the name and genre of the film fit well together to let the audience come up with their own ideas before watching the film.

Film	Genre (all British)	Expectations	Characters	Narrative Structure
Slap (2015). Directed by Nick Rowland. UK (25 mins)	Coming-of-age	A young person goes through the trails and tribulations of growing up.	Connor George Archie Lola Nina	Linear narrative, Todorvo’s theory.
Tight Jeans (2008) Directed by Destiny Ekharaga. UK (9 mins)	Light Comedy	Comedy from tight clothing being worn. Targeting towards teens.	Marcus Theo Joseph Tyrone Tight Jeans Tight Shirt	Linear narrative, 3 act. Engaging for the audience to watch.
The Ellington Kid (2012). Directed by Dan Sully (5 mins)	Social realism	Set only showing a small location in Ellington.	Beefy’ Kebab shop owners Nathan The Ellington kid	Non-linear, partly Vladimir Propp’s theory.
Over (2015). Directed by Jorn Threlfall. UK (14 mins)	Real life crime	The fullback created by the after effects of real life crime.	Detective Young boy Father Joggers Police Victim	Non-linear, too many long shots and long takes.
Echo (2011). Directed by Lewis Arnold. UK (17 mins)	Personal interest/true story	Echo of someone else’s life/ something being repeated echoing what happens.	Caroline Oliver Sarah Joel Shauna Mark Tina	Linear, but the story line makes you feel as if the character is repeating her life.
Operator (2015). Directed by Caroline Bartleet. UK (6 mins)	Suspense	Someone being in charge of someone else’s life.	Operator- call handler Gemma	Linear, the acting was not how I expected the operator to work in that situation. Doesn’t completely fit into a theory.
Arrival (2016). Directed by Daniel Montanarini. UK (5 mins)	Drama/ Monologue	Waiting for someone to arrive. A baby or person?	Anna Waiter People in shop	Linear narrative talking about her past but in her head.
The Fly (2014). Directed by Jack Doolan. UK (6 mins)	Dark comedy	Being distracted by small things in life.	Man in car Robbers	Linear narrative, easy to watch as it doesn’t have shots for too long. Partially fits into Todorov’s Theory

All of the the short films uses a range of minor elements including Mise en Scene, cinematography, performance, sound and vocal delivery. These elements portray the genre and overarching themes that the direct intends to present to the audience. Each director use the same element to create contrasting effects, but also use different element to create the same effect. 

For example, one may use vocal delivery to present the theme and emotion of anger and conflict whereas another might use performance to create this emotion. Similarly, the vocal delivery can be interpreted to foreground excitement if portrayed correctly or of fear or curiosity.