Comparison with professional short films My short film ‘HEX,’ Influenced by the traditional narrative structure of ‘SLAP,’ following a linear structure to avoid convoluting the film’s story. Although other professional short films use unique narrative structures to create a compelling story, such as ‘Over’ which has a circular narrative structure, my short film benefits from its cohesive narrative. 'HEX’ can be compared to ‘The Ellington kid’ with my film loosely being influenced by Witchcraft and the concept of unknown otherworldly forces, like ‘The Ellington Kid’s contrived story of an ‘urban myths.’ I was influenced by the ‘mystery’ factor of the film which is why I chose to centere my film around the supernatural, a highly debated topic of whether it is real or not. ‘The Ellington kid’ straight away created an uneasy atmosphere, with its opening shot being of a knife being sharpened. This inspired me to begin my short film with an establishing shot of my protagonist's house...