This last month my classmates and I have been working to story board, film, and edit a remake of the short film ‘Run’.
In this post, I go into the process of remaking the short horror film “Run” and explore the driving question that guided this project: How might we learn video skills by remaking a short film?
Before you read any further, please take a minute to watch the original video!
As my group and I began deconstructing the original one minute and eighteen-second film, it became evident that every part of the movie helped, from the visual composition to the pacing, to make a sense of dread and anxiety. In order to effectively recreate ‘Run’, my group and I focused on these key aspects:
- Camara shots and angles: We spent a long time trying to recreate each scene in the movie as accurately as we could. From the angle of the camera to the duration of each shot, we made sure to plan it all out ahead of time, execute it well, and then edit it to match the original version.
- Auditory Elements: Layering sound effects, such as heavy breathing and birdsong, helped us recreate ‘Run’ as closely as possible to the original clip.
- Pacing: By balancing moments of frantic action with stillness, our remake of ‘Run’ creates a sense of fear.
The main thing that we did to help us replicate all of these things was to write a screenplay. Here is what it looked like!
Remaking “Run” challenged me to analyze the essence of a short film and its capacity to provoke emotion in viewers. By reconstructing its elements, I developed a deeper understanding of the techniques film makers use in order to tell a story and entertain an audience, answering our driving question of, ‘How might we learn video skills by recreating a short film?’
Without further ado, here is our video!
I hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for reading!
Terrifying!!!
What great work