Sunday 31 August 2014

Analysis: Alone




Length: This lasts 6:10, being over the typical five minute duration.

Camera Angles: Close up shots are used in the beginning, showing each thing the main character is doing while he is working. Reflecting on the stereotypes of an office worker. Close ups are shown throughout the piece to show the smallest detail of what happens. For example, the camera is below the shower cap, the water goes over the lens (obviously protected.) imaging we see what he does. long shots are used for when the character is wandering around looking for supplies, shown in the centre to allow the audience to see he is the only one out there and actually is alone. Medium shots come in during hi search in the house and they follow the characters movement.
 
Story: We see a person who is the only one who has survived some sort of an apocalypse. We see how alone he is around a empty world. In the beginning, we are introduced to a office worker who then receives a phone call off his partner about people dying, then he wakes up. possibly this dream was like a flashback to when it all began.
 
Budget: A YouTube account called "Ruffneck101", known for few short films and other videos. From location, this budget was low due to there was around four locations (office, character's home, street, abandoned house). Props used are just general kind of groceries and first aid supplies proving they used what was around but in a realistic way.
 
Effects: Sound effects like telephone going off, office environment background, and a voicemail message. The voicemail message is vital in the piece as its the characters late partner who sent him it. The message ends with "This message will be kept for three days" knowing that the message has to be listened to other and other again so he doesn't lose the last thing he has of her. There is a flashback of the character driving a car, we see a white blur filter shown to emphasise the scene.
 
 

Thursday 28 August 2014

The Desk Analysis


 
 

Length: it lasts 7:44, meeting the typical kind of duration for a short film. 
Story: We are introduce to a student, appears to be alone until he finds a ghost talking to him by writing a conversation on his desk. The question is whether if it's actually ghost or his imagination.
 
Budget: with the location placed in a school and the boys bedroom, also with having one main character, we see that the short film has a low budget. 
 
Effects: The short film doesn't use special effects. Throughout the piece, music is used to emphasise the mood and all the scenes to flow. Background noise like the school bell and people talking are used to give an idea of the scene. 
 
Camera Shots: Close up and extreme close ups are used to show the main characters facial expression to allow the audience to see clearly what the character is like. They're also used to show the conversation on the desk between the two characters. Medium and Long shots are used to show off the location. The opening scene is a corridor and has the character in the centre, showing that he is alone amongst the other students.
 
Creator: Albert Gonzalez Films, a YouTube account providing films to show off to others.