Short films have proven to be great inspirations for feature-length movies, including everything from indie sensations to Hollywood blockbusters.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Many successful movies started out as short films, some of which were always intended to serve as previews of their eventual feature-length adaptation. A short film can allow writers and directors to establish their skills and help them break into the movie industry, essentially functioning as cinematic calling cards. This has proven successful in the careers of Jennifer Kent, Andy Muschietti, and Paul Thomas Anderson.
8 The Babadook Based On The Short Film Monster This psychological horror film sees a single mother, Amelia , traumatized by the death of her husband and being forced to deal with the erratic behavior of her son . After reading a pop-up book called Mister Babadook, their lives are slowly upended as they are stalked by the mysterious title creature.
In 1980, writer and director James Dearden created Diversion, a 50-minute short film that examines the consequences of an extra-marital affair. Following its success, he was commissioned by Paramount to expand on his short, and he wrote the screenplay for Fatal Attraction, which Adrian Lynne directed. Supposedly, the studio tried to destroy all copies of Diversion in order to have it completely replaced by their adaptation.
Before making his feature debut with Napoleon Dynamite, writer and director Jared Hess created the short film Peluca for an assignment at Brigham Young University. The nine-minute short, which also starred Jon Heder, was screened at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival, after which Hess was convinced to expand its characters and create Napoleon Dynamite. The feature went on to inspire a cartoon and a video game.
After his short film I Don't Want to Go Back Alone won the Iris Prize in 2011, Daniel Ribeiro decided to create a feature film that looked deeper into Leonardo and Gabriel's relationship. With the original actors reprising their roles from the short, Ribeiro was able to establish The Way He Looks, focusing more on Leonardo's search for independence.
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