Media Language

The media language in short film for cinematography usually consists of different shots for the majority of narrative. The same shots of middle close ups are among the most repeated shot types, this is because these shots allow enough to be seen, and as short films are limited to showing the bare essentials, these shots can get the points across. In terms of editing jump cuts are used to show a period of time that has passed, again this because you are very limited in what you can show to tell the story, so jump cuts help to bring you to different times in the narrative. Also most short films are told from non-verbal communication so the shots that are picked must be clear and obvious to show the main denotations and connotations in the short film.