A2 Coursework

Both tasks (the trailer & short film) are things that I watch regularly and both influence me to either see the film or watch more by that director or related person to the film. 

Short films especially interest me because they can only afford to have a simple storyline due to time constraints, however they aim to have the same impact or project an equal message as that of a full-length film. This condensing of 1&1/2 hours into 5/10 minutes is exciting because you get all the drama and build of a feature film in the time it takes to do something as mundane as making a cup of tea. 

I also think I would find making a trailer less fulfilling than a short film because a trailer is not the final product, the film is and therefore you have to have in mind a product that you will never actually make. In creating a short film I will see the entire process through and hopefully be satisfied with the end product. 

For these reasons and due to my audience research & analysis of 3 trailers and short films I've decided to create a 5 minute short film for my A2 Coursework piece.