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Short film Analysis Hello?

In the short film extract Hello? it uses a

wide range of camera angles to show

emotion and to deliver the sad storyline in an

effective way. Firstly, close up shots are used

of the boyfriend Fin to show his emotion. By

using a close up it allows the audience to

connect and feel intimate with the character

and see the emotion in his eyes. A close-up shot is effective to make the

audience concentrate on the face and relate to the character.

By

concentrating on his face, we see the pain in his eyes. By using a close up

shot is also allows the audience to just focus on him, as he is the

importance in the frame, while the background behind him is blurred andinsignificant.

Furthermore, In the short film they also use

long shots leading up to the girl Eva being

murdered. This use of long shots is effective

shows the entire human figure of Eva on her

journey before being killed. The use of a long

shot in this scene is to introduce the

beginning of the action. It sets in motion the

audience's perception of time, place andlogical action of the scene that is about to

transpire. (Eva being killed). By giving little

detail visible in the shot, it means you can

give a general impression rather than

specific information, giving an open reading

to the audience. While the focus is on Eva,

plenty of background detail still emerges

(e.g. we can tell she is in a subway).

In addition they also use the idea of a pointof view shot. This is used when Eva hasbeen stabbed and is on her own in the

subway bleeding to death. This sort of shot

is effective as the camera corresponds to

the height of Eva (on the ground). It gives

the audience the feel that youre seeing itfrom the eyes of the Eva. It is taken from

near the eye-level of the actor and shows

what Eva would be seeing this is therefore

effective as it engages the audience into the storyline as they feel like they arethere with her and form an attachment to her character.

Millie Price

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Likewise, Sound is also used in this short

film for effectiveness and drama. At the

start of the film it is seen to be a happy

setting of laughing and friends being

together having fun. There is rock music, which

portrays and mirrors Eva and Fins happiness. The

group of friends are seen drinking and having a

good time. So therefore the sound if parallel to the

mood of the scene.

However as the film goes on and the drama kicks in we here a more

mysterious humming sound. It is a spookyenigmatic noise which gives to us the feeling of

something not being quite right or that

something bad is going to happen. In addition,

when it is the day of Evas funeral sad music

plays as Fin sits in her room crying repeatedly

listening to Evas last message over and over. It

is a piano sound of soft sounds connotating

death and grief.

Lastly the film uses mise-en-scene to portray the theme of the film to the

audience. The two main characters Fin and Eva are both wearing dull

clothing of dark greens, blacks and greys to

almost portray death and sadness. The

costume mirrors the mood and theme of

the film.