Dystopia.
Diegetic Sound
Sound Effects:
Then other than ambient sounds we also hear implemented sounds such as when he opens and closes doors we hear an added sound to make the creaking door louder, to exaggerate the complete silence of the situation. The lights flickering sound is a very cool effect as it makes the place seem overrun with no control anymore over buildings. When there is an explosion we hear a large bang to make the scene intense and to go with the visual of the explosion otherwise it wouldn't be dramatic. After this we hear what he is hearing after the explosion, ringing in his ears, as he was too close to the bomb. This makes us feel like we are in the scenario as we are hearing what he is hearing.
Ambient Sounds:
There is various ambient sounds which make it very genuine. We hear wind sounds when he is outside, almost sounding like we are actually there. When he was inside we hear gun sounds of gangs fighting outside which is a nice effect.
Non-Diegetic Sound
Dialogue:
There is very limited dialogue however it is understandable as it is not needed as he voice overs every so often - narrating what he is thinking within the scene. It is quite smart as the quietness between each narration is very suspenseful and makes us clench and uptight to know whats going to eventually happen. At 4:05 we get a jump scare as a pigeon noise breaks the tension but then carry's on being suspenseful and quiet.
Mysterious Music:
When the scenario is silent he has added a mysterious instrumental sound in the background. Which makes us question the scenario, being very suspenseful, makes us superstitious. It is effective and makes the scene less boring and complete dead silent.
Intense Music:
When the scene is not silent and suspenseful with the mysterious music, intense music is sometimes used to make the overall scene more dramatic and entertaining.
Camera movements, angles and shots
Extreme close ups:
There is many extreme close ups of the protagonist. As there is very little dialogue and narration, his face also shows a lot about his current state and how he is feeling. Being an extreme close up we see is truly deep emotion without being distracted by the background.
Long shot:
A long shot gives the impression of the setting, there are many shots where they use a long shot and extreme long shot in this short film. We see the derelict land and abandoned buildings from the catastrophe in the background. At 2:50, there is writing saying 'forgive us lord' and also a dead body hanging from a building. The long shot shows how dead it has became and then he is walking around alone, being the only living thing there. This expresses how lonesome he has became and sad the post-apocalyptic world is.
Tracking shot:
When he sets off an explosion we see a tracking shot of him going backwards quickly, trying to escape the explosion. This makes the scene more entertaining as its a quick movement being shown and also more life like. We follow the action which is what tracking shots are typically used for. It is an effective shot and they used it well.
We see this again at 6:22, however this is a long tracking shot which firstly follows him right then carries on behind him. This goes on for at least 15 seconds without any cutting making it very pure and again surreal to the audience.
Zoomed out shot:
At the beginning when he is getting chased by a gang we see a shot being zoomed out at 0:22. This gives the scene more energy, making it more engaging which draws the audience in, which is important for the first part of the short film. It allows the audience to also see more in the shot which is helpful also.
Eye level:
When he has his only really dialogue with another character, this shot is an eye level shot. Making it feel like we are there as an eye shot is like we are actually observing a scene - Basically a POV shot. This adds surrealism towards the audience which is a great angle to include.
High angle:
There is a short clip of a high angle shot of the protagonist. As we, the audience, are higher than him this may suggest he is quite powerless. Relating to the fact that he is young and weak, very helpless in this cruel world being alone.
Editing
Special effects:
The special effects in this short film is astonishing. Obviously he has great talent in special effects and animation. At 0:29, we see a shot with dead bodies in plastic sacks all over the ground which is added with special effects. Which looks great and very professional. Moreover, at 1:07 we see a scene of him walking down a path where there is a broken down car completely destroyed by the catastrophe on the side of the road. This makes the short film look more professional, by looking like they had a large budget, even though it was just added in a software. This is again done in many other clips where there is cars crashed in the road, the road missing parts and buildings looking very old. Lastly, he even added in explosions which adds the value of the short film again. He is very talented in this aspect and it paid off extremely well.
Colour Correction:
The colours are very dull and boring and the colour correction is almost black and white however more blue. Showing the over all impression that they are not in bright times but extremely serious and dark times.
Fast cuts:
When there is action within the scenes such as at the beginning, he has made shots very short with many quick cuts and fast movements. This makes the scene more intense and straight away gets our attention of watching the short film - being very effective.
Dissolving/ overlapped shots:
After this has happened he screams then other scenes such as the map and other shots are mixed together, overlapping. This makes it very dramatic and engaging to watch as he is very angry and paranoid over the situation is in. Makes us want to watch on and wonder how he is going to get himself in better terms.
Mise-en-scene
Firstly, the costumes are quite good with all characters. With the protagonist we see his shirt is teared up, dirty and bloody all over which gives the impression he has been in tough situations. He has a large back pack as he is exploring, gloves so his hands do not get ripped apart and he also wears a gas mask which makes his costume look a lot more professional and surreal - the gas mask is so no chemicals are breathed in by him. Other characters such as the ones chasing him at the beginning are wearing similar clothing with different masks such as a skeleton mask and a burglary one. This makes them look quite threatening and scary. They also have great props like the weapons they use, we see snipers with scopes and more. The settings were great and fit the post-apocalyptic feel very well. They chose many broken down places that are over grown and dull which added to the feel of isolation of the world. Moreover, the make up seemed great, on the protagonist we see mud marks on his face and more showing he has been through a lot and he has left with a dirty face. His facial expression comes off very serious as he is a lone and hopeless, it is a very serious matter. The colours are very dull and boring and the colour correction is almost black and white however more blue. Showing the over all impression that they are not in bright times but extremely serious and dark times.
Sound Effects:
Then other than ambient sounds we also hear implemented sounds such as when he opens and closes doors we hear an added sound to make the creaking door louder, to exaggerate the complete silence of the situation. The lights flickering sound is a very cool effect as it makes the place seem overrun with no control anymore over buildings. When there is an explosion we hear a large bang to make the scene intense and to go with the visual of the explosion otherwise it wouldn't be dramatic. After this we hear what he is hearing after the explosion, ringing in his ears, as he was too close to the bomb. This makes us feel like we are in the scenario as we are hearing what he is hearing.
Ambient Sounds:
There is various ambient sounds which make it very genuine. We hear wind sounds when he is outside, almost sounding like we are actually there. When he was inside we hear gun sounds of gangs fighting outside which is a nice effect.
Non-Diegetic Sound
Dialogue:
There is very limited dialogue however it is understandable as it is not needed as he voice overs every so often - narrating what he is thinking within the scene. It is quite smart as the quietness between each narration is very suspenseful and makes us clench and uptight to know whats going to eventually happen. At 4:05 we get a jump scare as a pigeon noise breaks the tension but then carry's on being suspenseful and quiet.
Mysterious Music:
When the scenario is silent he has added a mysterious instrumental sound in the background. Which makes us question the scenario, being very suspenseful, makes us superstitious. It is effective and makes the scene less boring and complete dead silent.
Intense Music:
When the scene is not silent and suspenseful with the mysterious music, intense music is sometimes used to make the overall scene more dramatic and entertaining.
Camera movements, angles and shots
Extreme close ups:
There is many extreme close ups of the protagonist. As there is very little dialogue and narration, his face also shows a lot about his current state and how he is feeling. Being an extreme close up we see is truly deep emotion without being distracted by the background.
Long shot:
A long shot gives the impression of the setting, there are many shots where they use a long shot and extreme long shot in this short film. We see the derelict land and abandoned buildings from the catastrophe in the background. At 2:50, there is writing saying 'forgive us lord' and also a dead body hanging from a building. The long shot shows how dead it has became and then he is walking around alone, being the only living thing there. This expresses how lonesome he has became and sad the post-apocalyptic world is.
Tracking shot:
When he sets off an explosion we see a tracking shot of him going backwards quickly, trying to escape the explosion. This makes the scene more entertaining as its a quick movement being shown and also more life like. We follow the action which is what tracking shots are typically used for. It is an effective shot and they used it well.
We see this again at 6:22, however this is a long tracking shot which firstly follows him right then carries on behind him. This goes on for at least 15 seconds without any cutting making it very pure and again surreal to the audience.
Zoomed out shot:
At the beginning when he is getting chased by a gang we see a shot being zoomed out at 0:22. This gives the scene more energy, making it more engaging which draws the audience in, which is important for the first part of the short film. It allows the audience to also see more in the shot which is helpful also.
Eye level:
When he has his only really dialogue with another character, this shot is an eye level shot. Making it feel like we are there as an eye shot is like we are actually observing a scene - Basically a POV shot. This adds surrealism towards the audience which is a great angle to include.
High angle:
There is a short clip of a high angle shot of the protagonist. As we, the audience, are higher than him this may suggest he is quite powerless. Relating to the fact that he is young and weak, very helpless in this cruel world being alone.
Editing
Special effects:
The special effects in this short film is astonishing. Obviously he has great talent in special effects and animation. At 0:29, we see a shot with dead bodies in plastic sacks all over the ground which is added with special effects. Which looks great and very professional. Moreover, at 1:07 we see a scene of him walking down a path where there is a broken down car completely destroyed by the catastrophe on the side of the road. This makes the short film look more professional, by looking like they had a large budget, even though it was just added in a software. This is again done in many other clips where there is cars crashed in the road, the road missing parts and buildings looking very old. Lastly, he even added in explosions which adds the value of the short film again. He is very talented in this aspect and it paid off extremely well.
Colour Correction:
The colours are very dull and boring and the colour correction is almost black and white however more blue. Showing the over all impression that they are not in bright times but extremely serious and dark times.
Fast cuts:
When there is action within the scenes such as at the beginning, he has made shots very short with many quick cuts and fast movements. This makes the scene more intense and straight away gets our attention of watching the short film - being very effective.
Dissolving/ overlapped shots:
After this has happened he screams then other scenes such as the map and other shots are mixed together, overlapping. This makes it very dramatic and engaging to watch as he is very angry and paranoid over the situation is in. Makes us want to watch on and wonder how he is going to get himself in better terms.
Mise-en-scene
Firstly, the costumes are quite good with all characters. With the protagonist we see his shirt is teared up, dirty and bloody all over which gives the impression he has been in tough situations. He has a large back pack as he is exploring, gloves so his hands do not get ripped apart and he also wears a gas mask which makes his costume look a lot more professional and surreal - the gas mask is so no chemicals are breathed in by him. Other characters such as the ones chasing him at the beginning are wearing similar clothing with different masks such as a skeleton mask and a burglary one. This makes them look quite threatening and scary. They also have great props like the weapons they use, we see snipers with scopes and more. The settings were great and fit the post-apocalyptic feel very well. They chose many broken down places that are over grown and dull which added to the feel of isolation of the world. Moreover, the make up seemed great, on the protagonist we see mud marks on his face and more showing he has been through a lot and he has left with a dirty face. His facial expression comes off very serious as he is a lone and hopeless, it is a very serious matter. The colours are very dull and boring and the colour correction is almost black and white however more blue. Showing the over all impression that they are not in bright times but extremely serious and dark times.
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