Short film conventions

Short films are social realists, they are kitchen sink dramas this means that narratives and representations focus on the working class and the underclasses. 

About a girl Dir. Ryan Percival (2001)

Mise-en-scene

Throughout this video there is many locations shown, for example there is a café, canal, street, bus, field, outside shops, housing estate, local football pitch, pub bench, perfume shops.

Characters involved main girl, father, mother, toddler, baby, fishing boy 1 and 2, friend 1,2 and 3, shop assistant. 

Costumes tracksuits, coats, football outfits, hooped earrings smart shop assistant clothes.