Planning Sheet

Monday 18th	Tuesday 19th	Wednesday 20th	Thursday 21st	Friday 22nd
Day off Give time for Extra Planning	Filming 10am to 2pm	Filming 10am to 2pm	Filming 10am to 2pm	Evaluation of Filming (Discuss If we need more filming)
-	Lunch break 1pm till 1.15pm	Lunch break 1pm till 1.15pm	Lunch break 1pm till 1.15pm	-
Text/Call to discuss work	Location: House	Location: House	Location: Park
Pick up from Ashley: Camera – KL Tripod – CK	Katie-Louise Camera Carla Katrice Tripod	Katie-Louise Tripod Carla Katrice Camera	Katie-Louise Tripod Carla Katrice Camera	Katie-Louise Tripod Carla Katrice Camera

Tim Burton

Tim Burton was born on August 25^th 1958. He is an aclaimed film director, producer and writer. His most famous feature length films include Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhand, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Batman Returns.

From a young age Tim Burton would make short films in his back yard using techniques such as stop motion. After studying at Burbank high school where he wasn’t a particularly good student, he went on to study Character Animation at the Calafornia Institute of the Arts.

After graduating, he was an apprentice at Disney where he made the short film Frenkenweenie, a 29 minute long film about a boy and his dog. It didn’t reach commercial release because it was said to be ‘too scary’.

Tim Burton is now working on a full feature length film, based on his short film Frankenweenie. It is due to be release in 2012.

Why are Short Film Festivals so successful & popular?

Film festivals allows a market for amateurs to screen the work they’ve created and it also allows the bigger companies to pick up talented individuals. They also provide an alternative for mainstream films and provide another option, something more realistic and non-conventional. The indie culture is a relatively new one and could be concidered ‘fashionable’ therefore others arelikely to follow.

Short film festivals is a way to create a buzz around you and be spotted. It also allows those who only have a small budget to screen their work.

London Short Film Festival

London Short Film festival is the most popular and pans out over 10 days. The 2011 festival will be its 8^th. Over 200 short films are screened by un and coming aspiring film makers. These films are screened at the best London cinemas.

The 2010 festival reached locations such as Soho and the East End. It included an event at the Camden Roundhouse.

‘In 2003 Philip Ilson and Kate Taylor organised the first Halloween Short Film Festival at the ICA. This was formed as a continuation of The Halloween Short Film Club which Philip had been programming since 1994. In 2008 the festival became the London Short Film Festival and has been growing year on year to take in more films, live music, industry and training and diverse, high quality venues.’

In the 2010 festival plus tickets were sold, there were 42 events across 10 different venues over the 10 days and three quarters of the events sold to capacity. 

The London Film Festival had eight media partners and 16 creative programme partners.

London Short Film Festival has received praise from many major print publishers.

Some are listed below:

A London bastion of cutting-edge short films and multimedia’ - The Times

‘The festival that mixes short film, music and fun in equal doses’ – Guardian Guide

Shane Meadows

Born in 1972 in Staffordshire, Shane Meadows is a self-taught film maker

Shane Meadows had plans to become a criminal mastermind after he dropped out of education after completing his O-Levels. After being taken to court for stealing a breast pump from Boots and being humiliated, he learnt that the criminal life he set out for wasn’t for him. Instead he decided to put his energy into filming. 

After gaining an interest in film, Shane Meadows worked at the Intermedia Film and Video Ltd in Nottingham where in return he was allowed to borrow filming and editing equipment for his work. It was then he began to get his family and friends involved with his filming projects. Shane made many short films which gradually began to impress his friends due to their uniqueness and quality. Then, he started to produce short films on a more regular basis.

Shane soon began to get frustrated with the fact there was nowhere to screen his and other short films. Shane and his friends decided to successfully set up their own film festival called ‘Six of the Best’ which was screened at their local cinema every couple of months. Six of the Best soon turned into ‘Flip Side’ which is an international video festival.

Shane Meadows first gained seriousrecognition in the film industry after making the short film ‘Where’smy money, Ronnie?’. This very short film led to him being given the oppertunityto film a Channel 4 documentary called ‘King of the Gypsies’.

Still working at Intermedia, Shane made another video called Smalltime which was later to be titled Left. This film won many European Film Festivals and led to him being able to make his first feature length film Twnetyfour seven.

 After Twentyfour seven he made the ever so popular This Is England which was a hit.

Although Shane makes feature length films, he still returns to short films and helping aspiring film makers break into the industry.

Silver Films Production Company

Founded in 1996 by Janey De Nordwall, Silver Films is a production company. Silver Films Production Company is recognised for being able to reach out to the audience of their video. They have produced a number of award winning short films including About a Girl which is directed by Brian Percival.

Some of Silver Films videos are used to market good causes such as fundraising. Their latest short film is being used by a major charity as well as being screened at major film festivals. This short film is ‘Gardens with Red Roses’.

Their films have high production values. Their short films provide narrative and aim to tell a story as well as touching an audience.

As well as producing five award winning short film, Silver Films Production Company have made their first feature length film. This film is based on the novel Nalda Said by Stuart David.

Silver Films Production Company was joined in 2006 by Commercials Director, Richard Oliver who has gained recognition for his individuality. He, as part of Silver Films has produced award winning TV commercials for overseas.

Silver Films Production Company has a aptitude for producing high quality short films which are distinctive.

The History of Short Film

Short film has revolutionised the film industry. With every new advancement in film, there has been a short film that sparked it off.

 
1985: First short film publicly exhibited. This film is called ‘La Sortie de l’Usine’ by Lumiere a Lyon.
This was very short due to technically restrictions. It wasn’t until 1910 when films got longer that the term ‘short subjects’ was coined.
La Sortie de l’Usine was a big deal as its technology was a scientific breakthrough and reflects history.
‘Short subjects’ became quite popular amongst audiences because people could go to the cinema and see three to four films rather than just one. This was important at the time as there were few forms of entertainment for the masses.
 
1930’s Hollywood block-booking.
Big Hollywood Studios forces small production companies to sell their shorts and which they turned into feature length films.
Supreme Court of US declared block-booking illegal but the damage to short film had been done.
 
The classical narrative- 90 minutes or more feature film
More profitable for film exhibitors- two hours turnover of film
 
Invention of TV- Mass medium
Short Films were aired until the 1960’s
 
1980’s short film reinvented however, they were much darker and grittier. No longer about commercial success but about content and conveying a message.