1. 9/12/20151 Short Films: What are they? Analysis. Ms. Bokpe

2. 9/12/20152 What are they?  An idea that is created and lasts for 2-15 minutes.  A simple, self-contained story, no great development of characters, enough to know who they are and their role in the story. Usually very few characters introduced  Similar to a short story. Sometimes with a surprise ending.  An intense piece of time—usually deals with one idea and expresses it fairly directly.

3. 9/12/20153 The value of short films  Can be judged through a reading of them as narrative texts.  Foregrounding, for instance, aesthetic structures, or an analysis of Motifs, themes, images and ideologies, Using whatever theory is suitable (ie. literary lenses- literary criticism, etc.) Taken from: http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_05/section_4/artc2A.html http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_05/section_4/artc2A.html

4. 9/12/20154 Judging short films  They can just as appropriately be judged on their effectiveness at furthering the director’s likelihood to get future funding for a feature.  One very important story inscribed in short film is the shaping of short films by these extra-textual pressures.

5. 9/12/20155 Live Action: “West Bank Story”  West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film.  The film is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story, which in turn is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film follows the romance between the relatives of the owners of rival falafel restaurants, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, respectively named the Kosher Kings and the Hummus Hut, in the West Bank.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQfCUNf0no http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQfCUNf0no

6. 9/12/20156 Short Film: “The Passenger”  A one-man project created between 1998- 2006.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGW0aQ SgyxQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGW0aQ SgyxQ