Democracy

The word democracy comes from the Greek language. It literally means 'power to the people'. As a form of government, democracy is either government directly by the people, or by officials elected by the people they represent.

Genres/ conventions/ research into short films

My favourite Genres would have to be a Horror movie, a Romantic Comedy and an Action movie. The reason why these are my favourites are because they are all so different from eachother.


The conventions in a Horror movie would be ;
Blood
Death
Killing
Villian
Victims
Haunted houses and isolated settings
Monsters
Evil
Weapons
Darkness
Storms
Chase sequences
Gore
Violence
Screams
Ghost


Research into Horror
Frankie - A Short Horror Film Made in 48 Hours
The Roomate- short horror

The short film which i really enjoy was called Franki. frankie was about a young boy looked to be around 2/13, hes looking for extra money so he goes to his neighbours to ask for £10.00 to do any garden work. the neighbours he goes to are an out couple looking to be in there 60s, within just a minute the child seems to be very polite and the old lady is made to look like a sweet old grandma. just 20 seconds later the director has tried to give away a clue about the old lady, as this young boy is doing the garden work she 'creepily' is over looking him from a bedroom window, rather then calling him franki she approaches his with the name 'David' and tries to make him feel at home, not to mention telling him to call her 'grandma'. with that dialouge as a viewer i felt that she maybe was looking at him to as a recollection of a family member possibly. when franki goes into the house to fetch himself a drink from behind him the man of the house who also looks to be like a grandpa hits him over the head. he wakes up out of conscienous to find himself tied up and the old lady telling us and the young boy how 'he is home' and how 'grandma will looki after him'. the child is sitting in the middle of these old people, they are keeping him trapped in the house and in a really sick way they just want him as there grandson because he reminds them of there dead son. when franki tries to escape the old people trap him and the 'grandmar' kills him with a knife. the film ends on a 'have u seen us letter' showing how these sweet looking old people have done this before. the reason why this movie was so good because the added music built a lot of suspence to what was going on..there was a lot of different uses of conventional camera work which i will be using in my horror film, the extreme close ups, the view points ect. 

The conventions in a Romantic comedy would be ;
Two People
oppisites
arguments
problems or challenges
happy music setting scenes
candle light, dimmed or light lighting
usually a happy ever after


Reseach into Romantic comedy

The catch -short film

Dream off- short film
Sighs- short fillm

Signs Steven Mcdonald

 Is a short movie about a man who is unhappy, everything seems dull, a shy man who is unable to speak to women. he works in a office and isnt happy until one day when he sees the building oppisite him is a pretty girl, who he looks at and is in shock when she looks back at him. they speak to eachother with sheets off paper. now when he wakes up in the morning hes excited as he feels he has something to wake up to ( which is to see this girl) for days on days they still interact with eachother until one day when he finally gets the courage to say 'lets meet' she disappears. he goes back eager to speak to her and notices how she isnt there anymore. now hes gone back to his depressed self feeling like he has broken up with this girl. it isnt until the girl uses a mirror and the sun to get his attention - he notices how she has been promoted. now he is feeling happy again and feels he can ask to meet her when she replies 'thought ud never ask' he jumps out his chair in a hurry to go and see her, they meet from oppisite directions and when they approach eachother she brings up a sign 'hi'.

The conventions of a comedy movie;
serious matters pocieved as a joke
up beat music
lots of colour
                                                                       Research into a Comedy
                                                                Oh no one swim - Adam Hashemi

Oh no one swim- One of my favourite movies which is a comedy from futureshorts website is called 'oh no one swim' which is actually a mucis video, but to me it gave off the impression of a short film about a young boys first sexual experiences and about the shame that comes with it. the movie is set in a hospital surrounded by nuses (very stereotypical as nurses are seen as a sex fantasy) throughtout the short film the camera follows the young boy in a very handheld way, the lighting and setting is made out to be very greyish and blue- given off a depressive atmosphere possibly because links to the chosen location which is a hospital. the director used visions to express what the young child was thinking and fantasising about. it isnt till an older nurses drops dead and his mother or guardian goes and helps her he looks at the situation as two women kissing and carressing eachothers bodies. ( this movie has been set in very dull lighting which isnt a convention of a comedy)

STYLES

Auteur – The word Auteur is used to describe film makers as well directors, producers and writers. Directors who have a status of an Auteur are supported by published studies of their body and work.


Cinema Verite- Cinema Verite is simply a style of documentary film making, combining naturalistic techniques with stylized cinematic devices of editing and camera work. Stage set ups and uses of the camera to provoke subjects, its is also known for taking a provocative stance towards topics.


Avante- Garde film - Avant-garde describes certain film makers, as they want to experiment with new ideas, forms, techniques, and expressions--and are often said to be "ahead of their times." Avant-garde films are characterized by a high degree of experimentation--whether it be in manipulation in narrative materials, in highly stylized visual representation, or in radical departures from the norms or conventions current at the time, avant-garde film is always a vehicle for the filmmaker’s expression.

Film noir - The term film noir describes a type of film that is very dark and depressing. The word noir is French for 'black', and it was during the 1940s that film noir came into its own. The term was coined by film critics just after World War II.

The French New Wave was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s. the New Wave filmmakers were linked by their self-conscious rejection of classical cinematic form and their spirit of youthful iconoclasm and is an example of European art cinema. Many also engaged in their work with the social and political upheavals of the era, making their radical experiments with editing, visual style and narrative part of a general break with the conservative paradigm.

Lars Von Trier is a Danish film maker, he came up with the dogma style.