Comparing Le Jetee, the short, and 12 Monkeys, the full-length movie

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My takeaway from the 12 Mokey’s Le Jetee video is that a feature film can be a remake or a remodel of a previous film The new version of the story can improve on the original or can fail in the attempt. I also learned that plot, use of sound and editing are important to making a film.

I can see this helping with my short film process because in the short film they used still pictures instead of actual video and the sound they used still conveys their message without needed motions. An example of this when tensions rise, the viewer can hear a drum beat to symbolize the heart racing. The feature film does allow the audience to have editor to use different camera angles in order to get their point across. The short film editor is limited because he only uses pictures but has still found a way to use shot orientation to show “movement” or action.

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This article reinforces the ideas from the video that show how a previous film’s plot and some basic elements can be copied by future filmmakers. The article also talks about acting and how the actors in a film really convey emotion to the viewers. This contrasts the short film which does not have the use of actors and therefore the emotion and action are only conveyed through the use of still photos and sound. In this article I also took away that directors have their own filmmaking processes and they often have a signature style that can be noticed by viewers and fans.

This article had a lot of good information about how actors and editing can really make or break your film.  This will help my short film because I will think more about editing in an action style for my genre. This article also had me thinking about taking elements from other films to incorporate into my short.