Codes and Conventions of the Short Film Form

Micro Elements & Conventions in Winning Marge:

https://www.slideshare.net/Jesse2203/codes-and-conventions-of-short-films

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• Medium close-ups
• Shallow focus
• Diegetic sound (e.g, music)
• Unstable camera shots
• Objective camera shots
• Racking focus
• Tracking shots
• Side-lighting
• Three-Act Structure (?)

http://randomacts.channel4.com/post/174430235286/winning-marge-max-lincoln-its-sophie-and-garys

Micro-Elements & Conventions in Dream in Colours:

• Medium close-ups
• Shallow focus (e.g, to represent his perspective being blind/partially blind)
• Diegetic sound (e.g, music)
• Unstable camera shots & steady shots
• Objective camera shots 
• Plot-twist
•  Varying colour temperature (e.g., warm red tones, and cool tones)

http://randomacts.channel4.com/post/174465078431/dream-in-colours-oliver-griffin-teenagers