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

 Part 1 

The film 12 Monkeys is a homage to LeJetee. They can’t be compared, because they aren’t the same thing. The short film is considered a photo-novel, while 12 Monkeys is an actual film. 12 monkeys uses dialogue and scenes where people are actually acting. The actors in LeJetee are also acting but not on the same way, they’re acting in pictures. Each photo has to be taken at the perfect moment to get the right shot.The story is left for the audience to play out in their head.LeJetee’s sound comes from the narrator doing a voice over, which tells the story of the photos. The photos are in black and white, while the film is in color.  When creating a short film the same scenes can be used, it's how they’re used that matters. The context behind the scenes will change as the plot is driven.Using a different editing style when using the same scenes conveys a change of the meaning of scenes. The music will also change the feel of a scene. We plan on using a groundhog day type idea, so having tips on the repetition of scenes will be very helpful. The last thing we want to happen is the audience to get bored and be not be able to understand why tfor the end of the film, and will most likely be a plot twist. Leaving off on a plot twists is a common convention of a short film. I really enjoyed the plot twist in the both of the films and I hope that we are able to make a plot twist that makes the audience that jaw dropped. Also in making a plot twist that makes perfect sense. You can make references to other works to also deepen the meaning of the film. Keeping all of this in mind will give us a more creative process when shooting our film, and making distinct scenes.