So, I'm in the middle of a first draft of a satircal short about short films and all the cliches and mistakes that various student films, short makers, new film-makers, and YouTube celebrities bring in. To date, I've reviewed somewhere in the region of 5,000 short films, but would still like some input from others as frankly.... it gives me brain fog just thinking about.
Here are some of the various stereotypes we're including. It's a short narrative in the British London gangster genre, but akin to the style of Don't be a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in the 'Hood.
Opening scene of alarm going off.
British London ganster genre. Already mentioned, but enough said.
"Mysterious stranger"
Pointless insert shots.
Shallow depth of field for no reason.
OBVIOUS TITILLATING FEMALE (not making a point with the caps, that's genuinely the name of the character in the credits).
Static shot of someone just walking down a hallway or corridor (my personal pet peeve above all others).
Exaggerated walking shots.
"Deep" voice overs on social issues.
Mirror reveal.
OTS shots without any reason.
Actors cast for roles outside their age ranges.
Terrible acting.
Poor locations and scenes.
Terrible music choice.
Bad lighting.
Lck of editing overlap. (that was a pun with "lck". "Lack", get it? never mind...)
Completely ridiculous, over the top, use of firearms.
Cut to black.
I wanted to use the "bad sound" stereotype, but to me that's such an obvious one, and I feel people only make this mistake because of lack of options.
Anyway, what would you ad to this list?
Here are some of the various stereotypes we're including. It's a short narrative in the British London gangster genre, but akin to the style of Don't be a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in the 'Hood.
Opening scene of alarm going off.
British London ganster genre. Already mentioned, but enough said.
"Mysterious stranger"
Pointless insert shots.
Shallow depth of field for no reason.
OBVIOUS TITILLATING FEMALE (not making a point with the caps, that's genuinely the name of the character in the credits).
Static shot of someone just walking down a hallway or corridor (my personal pet peeve above all others).
Exaggerated walking shots.
"Deep" voice overs on social issues.
Mirror reveal.
OTS shots without any reason.
Actors cast for roles outside their age ranges.
Terrible acting.
Poor locations and scenes.
Terrible music choice.
Bad lighting.
Lck of editing overlap. (that was a pun with "lck". "Lack", get it? never mind...)
Completely ridiculous, over the top, use of firearms.
Cut to black.
I wanted to use the "bad sound" stereotype, but to me that's such an obvious one, and I feel people only make this mistake because of lack of options.
Anyway, what would you ad to this list?