Do quality short films deserve close and comprehensive study? If you would answer that question with a resounding "yes," then the journal Short Film Studies is likely to interest you. At this symposium, we will launch the fourth issue of the journal, focusing
on the three prize-winning short films singled out for close study in the issue:
o In Chambers (Bak lukkede dører, Dir: Aleksander Nordaas | Norway 2008 | Fic. | 10 min)
o The Girl Chewing Gum (Dir: John Smith | United Kingdom 1976 | Exp. | 12 min)
o Wind (Szél, Dir: Marcell Iványi | Hungary 1996 | Fic. | 6 min)
We will be privileged to have all the three filmmakers with us for a discussion of key aspects of each of the films, under the firm supervision of editor Richard Raskin. Two of the films will be screened as 35 mm film, the third one as HD video. There will be ample room for members of the audience to play an active role in the discussion.
A genuine vitamin injection for anyone who wants to understand what makes a fiction short film tick, and a competence boost for filmmakers at all levels.
Short Film Studies is a new peer-reviewed journal from Intellect Journals, designed to stimulate ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better understanding of the art form as a whole. In each issue, two or three short films will be selected for comprehensive study, with articles illuminating each film from a variety of perspectives.
Please find a PDF with abstracts of the articles for each film below.
Richard Raskin (b. 1941), founding editor of Short Film Studies, is associate professor at Aarhus University, where he teaches screenwriting and video production. His books include The Art of the Short Fiction Film (McFarland, 2002). For many years he edited P.O.V. – A Danish Journal of Film Studies, a journal he also founded. Short films based on his screenplays have been funded by New Danish Screen and the West Danish Film Fund and screened at international film festivals.
I denne filmen, som nesten utelukkende består av et sammenhengende opptak, ser en kommanderende kommentarstemme ut til å dirigere handlingen i en travel London-gate.
In this film, consisting almost entirely of a single continuous shot, a commanding voice over appears to direct the action in a busy London street.
Basert som den er på Lucien Hervés fotografi 'The Three Women', innledes filmen med tre kvinner stående i utkanten av en landsby, med blikket rettet ut av billedrammen. Filmen vant Gullpalmen for beste kortfilm i Cannes 1996.
Based on Lucien Hervé's photography 'The Three Women', the film begins with three women standing at the outskirts of a village, looking out of the frame. This film won Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in Cannes 1996.
Marcell Iványi
(f. 1973,
Budapest,
Ungarn)
Script: Marcell Iványi |
Camera: Zsolt Haraszti |
Sound Design: Peter Connelly |
Costumes: Péter Kincs
Production: György Durst, Pioneer Productions
NO 2008 | Fic. | 10 min
Director: Aleksander Nordaas
De bor alle i denne mørke og shabby hotellkorridoren. Bleke menn, kvinner og barn blir hentet, døde eller levende, av det rød- og grønnkledde personalet. Det er ikke mulig å flykte fra det som kommer. Denne filmen vant de to gjeveste prisene på Minimalen 2009.
They're all inhabitants in this dark and shabby hotel corridor. Pale men, women and children are being collected, dead or alive, by the red- and greenclothed staff. There's no escape for what's coming. This film won the two main awards at Minimalen 2009.
Aleksander Nordaas
(f. 1982, Mosjøen, Norge)
Script: Aleksander Nordaas | Camera: Petter Holmern Halvorsen | Editor: Aleksander Nordaas | Composer: Raymond Enoksen, Geirmund Simonsen | Sound: Aleksander Nordaas, Bernt Ove Moss | Costume designer: Ingrid Marie Kalve | Scenography: Trygve Hov | Cast: Silje Reinåmo, Erlend Nervold, a.o.
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