One Word Film

The goal of this one-word film project was to create a short film that conveys a specific word through visual storytelling, camera shots, angles, and editing techniques. The word I got was hateful. So I got together with my partner to brainstorm ideas. We came up with the idea to make a film about two girls where one girl is constantly hating on the other girl like making faces at her and rolling her eyes.

Summary of Directions

The assignment required each group to develop a short film (60-90 seconds) based on a word assigned in class. The story needed to represent the word visually, with no dialogue, using only images, sounds, symbols, and editing. Key guidelines were:

• No dialogue allowed, only instrumental audio or sound effects.
• The film must be between 1 minute and 1 ½ minutes.
• Use camera shots/angles and editing to help tell the story.

Once I was assigned the word hatred, My goal was to express the feeling of hatred by using visual elements that conveyed tension, conflict, and negative energy. I wanted to keep the story simple but impactful, focusing on symbols of hatred, such as angry facial expressions and destructive actions.

Here's my brainstorming worksheet.

I drew out each scene, choosing specific angles like close-ups on faces to show expressions and wide shots to capture the setting. The storyboard helped me think about pacing and how different shots could build up the tension leading to a final, impactful moment. It also helped me plan how I wanted to move the camera to make the shots more dynamic.

The editing resource I used was Capcut.

Some things I would focus on next time would be the lighting. I would also try to add more variety in the types of camera shots and movements to make the film feel more dynamic.

Here's a link to my project 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xh48LePyPI7Gh8WxEHHp84SjY6iVYET_/view?usp=sharing