Genre specific analysis- Love Rosie

The opening shot to 'Love Rosie', is an obstructed shot of the main character (Rosie). The character looks rather upset and the music sets the scene even further. The mood lighting and location, creates a happy and romantic atmosphere which contrasts with the characters emotions. In addition, she is wearing white which has connotations of purity and innocence. It then begins with a voice over, this informs the audience that the story will perhaps be narrated by her as well as building a rapport. The audience is immediately focused on this character. The medium/close ups really highlight the characters emotion. When the shot cuts to a shot of the man, in which we assume he is other main character in this love story, it shows his emotion. It informs the audience that they both feel the same towards one another but they just have not been open about their emotions. A somber atmosphere is created, implying that there is a loss; not a physical but an emotional loss. 
In addition, the shot below has a title in the top left corner, 'The beginning'; this implies there is more to this story than we expect. It gets the audiences attention and gets them engaged in the film whilst also provoking thought.

The voice over follows the footage that is being shown, the character begins to narrate how she got to where she is now, at what appears to be a wedding. The setting created by mise en scene, is very effective in highlighting the mood and emotion. Moreover, the titles look as though it is hand written once again making an informal and more intimate relationship. There is a series of shots in which the object is not in the centre, it allows space for the titles. However it also suggests that there maybe a person missing in the shot, perhaps a partner. As the shots continue we learn that when this character was younger she had a very close relationship with a boy and perhaps this relationship remains but not quite as we would expect. The narration almost appears to be a diary, creating a very personal atmosphere. It is then made clear that this is romance that perhaps hasn't been established or has been lost.The aesthetic of the film remains throughout. The light and bright yellows and pinks highlight happiness and warmth. In addition, pathetic fallacy is seen in the film, representing Rosie's emotions. The weather is extremely symbolic and immediately reflects on peoples moods. 
The next shot is a wide shot showing a children's bedroom. The low level lighting creates a comforting and warming atmosphere, representing the relationship between the two children in which we now assume are the older characters we saw earlier. The ambient lighting 

When creating our film we will consider lighting a saturation of the images in order to highlight the moods and emotions in which the characters are feeling. We will also use voice overs to build a rapport and to make the narrative a lot clearer. 

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What is a short film?
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as “an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits”. A short film often follows a protagonist in which they face a dilemma, the dilemma will be solved and the equilibrium will be restored. They often have very simple plots as they need to show it all in the limited amount of time they have. Short films have few characters as there isn't enough time to introduce them. The idea of a short film was first introduced in 1910 as comedy serials, created by comedians as Charlie Chaplin as well as Laurel and Hardy. 
What are the key aspects of a short film? 
Narrative-
Short films tend to only have two to three characters at most, this is due to the limited running time. There isn't time to introduce multiple characters in such a short time period as it would confuse the audience and make them uninterested.
Short films do not focus on character development due to the short period of time, so they focus solely on the plot and resolving the disequilibrium.  
Short films tend to stick in the same locations to keep the plot as simple as possible but still entertaining for the audience. The plot must be simple so the audience can clearly understand what is going on, the time scale is the reason for this. 
Many short films take the idea of a plot which follows an ordinary mundane task that the audience will relate to and putting an interesting spin on it. 
Todorov's film theory of equilibrium can be applied to short films as there is generally a problem or conflict half way through the film which is revealed at the end. 
Budget-
Short films tend to have a smaller budget due to their independent nature, therefore its unusual to see expensive props and lots of extras as it would be too costly for the production.   
Short films also tend to stick to few if not one location due to their low budget, they cannot afford to travel far, so mise en scene won't be as strong. 
Actors tend to be inexperienced a younger in age as they are cheaper to hire.
They tend to be of a lower quality than larger productions, this is because they tend to have to use cheaper lower quality filming equipment due to their small budget. The camera equipment won't be as high tech. 
Budget can also affect the score for the film as the creators don't have to money to hire an artist to create original music, therefore they end up using copyright free music but this can affect the overall quality of the film when compared with a feature length film. 
Editing and Mise-en-scene-
It is rare to see VFX and Special Effects to be used in a short film due to their small budget. Voiceovers are popular within short films as they can tell a story
Genre-
A short film can be any genre. Short films can be either animated or live action, therefore not putting a limit on the the choice of genre.