Romance Short Films

 To further my research, I began using romantic short films for inspiration They helped me understand how to pace the plot of our film, and gave me examples of what and what not to do (in terms of cinematography).

Violets - Short Film

Our editor presented us with a short film titled Violets, a 10-minute no-dialogue short film that outlines the relationship fo two girls who become friends. The film follows an introverted girl who becomes attached to another girl who's more extroverted. The film is separated into 3-parts, depicting the different phases of their relationship, but the first two parts of the film were the ones I examined the most. They both establish the characters individually and effectively portray the conflict between the characters.

While this isn't a romance film it still communicates the growing relationship between the two same-sex characters in a way I want to imitate in our film.

 ACES - Short Film

The second film I researched was a romance short film called ACES, which was centered around two girls (one being a lesbian and the other an asexual). The asexual character in the film discovers their asexuality through their relationship through the other girl. This film is weaker than the Violets, as the progression of their relationship is cut into a series of montage-like clips (Violets does this, too, but in a much more enticing way than ACES does, and it ties everything together much cleaner). 

As the cinematographer, this film was an example of something I didn't want to do. There was a specific tracking technology used in this short film to maintain focus on the characters faces, but the result was less than favorable. Also, the montage sequences had many frames that were displeasing to the eye, and though there were favorable shots in the scenes with dialogue, there were errors there, too.

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In comparing the two films, Violets is much closer to my group's vision, so it will be one of the main short films I use to fuel my imagination.