Post 7: Research short films

I wanted to achieve a better understanding of the use of editing techniques current short film makers were using. I decided the best way to do this was to analyse an existing short film and take notes on the techniques used.

The short film I decided to analyse was: The Promise by Sam Molleur

A five year promise between friends leads them to explore the darker sides of their personality.

I find the use of editing in the promise rather interesting as hard cuts are frequently used to build up tension for the audience as the film progresses. I believe this is very effective during the conversation between the two men when shot reverse shot is used as it keeps the film flowing and the audience interested. The editing in this film is very simple using hard cuts to create tension and a fast pace for the audience to go with the plot line of the film. There is also cleverly done match on action whilst the friend fire's the gun at the mugger, this along with the hard cuts portray the now murderer as strong and powerful.

I found this short film on : http://www.shortoftheweek.com/
But it can also be found here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYTY3BGr5A