Depict Research (Part of U1 GC2)

This is the Depict website: www.depict.org
Go to 'Watch Films' on the left to see hundreds of previous entrants and winners.

Task 1:
Watch a range of Depict entries, both past and present and shortlist your 5 favourites.

Task 2:
Once you have chosen 5, please justify why you like them, using media terminology at every opportunity.

Do this on a Word or PowerPoint document and ensure that you save a link to each video that you are analysing, along with a print screen or two from each video (you will need to snip the image, 'save as' and insert image).

You can focus on:

• Narrative (the storyline)
• Camera (shot types and angles - how is the camera used? Does it move or stay still?)
• Sound (what sound is there and how it's used, e.g., music, sound fx, dialogue)
• Lighting (bright or dark, saturated or full of shadows?)
• Genre (what type of short film is it? Comedy, drama, horror, documentary, etc.)
• Editing (pace, transitions, etc.)
• Style (is it stylised? Is it made to look 'in the style of...')
• Themes and tone (dark, moody, happy, bright, tense, hopeful, etc.)

Task 3: 

Start thinking of an idea for a Depict entry.
What is your favourite genre and what would you want to make a film about? 90-seconds is not very long, so it's a tricky task, but it's really fun to come up with ideas for very short-form films.