Short filim analysis

The Gunfighter:
Comedy with individual character's perspectives shown.
Little character development.
High key lighting.
Large build up to the finale shootout.
Centre of room and shot main character.
Fades to a pan of the dead bodies - presents that there was death and destruction all around.
Close ups of each speaker. Use of narrator.

Swimmer:
Black and white - creates complete focus on the swimmer.
only music is used to set the time period
Slow and calm music.
Slow movements of the swimmer.
Music becomes more intense with more intense swimming.
Focuses on the sound of the water.
Slow motion editing draws focus to smaller details such as the splashing water.
Upside down shots create confusion and fear of the unknown.


Curfew:
Shots of objects in the room to set scene. All close ups
Sound used to drive the story initially.
Location used to separate an ordinary slow life from a busy city life.
Joyous music contrasts the dark actions being done such as the bandaging of the cuts.
Bright colours around girl and in locations shows joy and innocence and the brightening of Richards life.
Characters on either side of the shots to reflect their separation.
The flash mob Richard sees reflects the change to a more optimistic view he is beginning to feel.
Short shaky cuts create his feelings of fear.

Pitch Black Heist:
Black and white keeps focus on the characters.
Characters initially show little emotion and are not close together - this opposes what happens after development of their bond.
Characters become more emotional and joyous and open. Fassbender's character seems to let himself go in terms of enjoyment but all a build up to the betrayal twist.
Pitch Black used to keep attention on just the sound.

Connect:
Shown from her perspective.
No dialogue but all shown through facial expressions such as confusion or small smiles.
Extreme lack of realism is used to show how the main character is a dreamer not interested in the real world.
Music interrupted by diegetic music showing her getting distracted from her thoughts.
One tight space in the bus as the location.
Vibrant colour builds on the lack of realism.

High Maintenance:
Focuses on sound.
Lack of conversation shows poor connection.
High key lighting gives a sense of a surreal atmosphere.
Twist leaves viewer perplexed.

About a girl:
fast pace dialogue
Distance in shot from her and her father shows the non physical distance between them.
The locations and acting shows she is from a poor family.
Close ups zoom out to a long shot to show her loneliness and isolation

Wasp:
Realism used.
Unstable camera shows the constant dangers and imperfect life.
Also creates fear for the children.
We sympathise for the children despite knowing little about them.
The references to the Bekhams shows the family are unsatisfied with who they are.
The use of pubs as location shows the irresponsibility of the mother and further makes us sympathise for the children.