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Here is a video that i have found on YouTube, created by 'Future Shorts' who area global film making network, working a big community filled with many talents.
The video represents how we human beings, as individuals can abuse power.When we maintain a figure in society or the power to gain things, sometimes
greed can get the best of us. By true statement, I mean that we’ll keep onwanting to receive and receive luxury or other items that we desire, the morethe gain the more we want.When we see how much power we have, we go for larger things until we destroyour selves.
The film shows an office worker photocopying nothing, a black hole on a paperappears and the guy figures out it’s magical powers.
In this short film the ‘opening credits’ show up, but they give us the company’sname, which is ‘FutureShorts’ As you can see on the figure below, a smoothsleek animation pops up with their name.
The font that’sbeen used isunrecognized, thisis the companiesown designed font.From looking at thefont, we can seethat most letters donot connect, whichfeels mysteriousand discrete.
Comparing thisfont, to another,like the ‘militaryfont’ we can see anice resemblance.
The font of the colours are red and white, which highly contrast from the blackbackground, appealing more to the audience by standing out.
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. The ‘Future’ text is the colour red, whereas shorts is the colour white, Thetypography is very unique and we can see a secret message in this title. If youlook at it, you will see the word ‘FRESH’ This is why the title/logo was designedlike this,
After the opening title of the company disappears, we see this short opening titlesequence with the word ‘The Black Hole’ quickly fading out. The screen is allblack, and then suddenly circles out displaying the movie in the cut out area.
The whole editing here, themes in with the title, ‘The Black Hole’ and there’s ahole opening. The colour they used for the text were white, this is because itcontrasts with the black background. One thing I noticed was the use of font thatwas used for this title and this is the science fiction space font that you see inthe early science fiction films, back in the 80s.
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After the whole black background circles out, the camera pans/zooms towardsthis character.In the background before and now, we can see the setting of where this shortmovie is taking place. And this is in an office, a stereotypical office that we see inour everyday life’s and in movies.
We can see desks and chairs link together, which suggests that this is an officewhere colleagues work together. The use of old computers shows us that it’s setin the outbreak of technology back in 2000.In the background we can see file cabinets and folders which surely reassurethat this story takes place in an office. Of course, the background is blurred out,this is because the camera is focussing on the main character.
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Finally the camera stops panning to when it gets around here, this is because the
character is composed to be in the middle. The centre of attention, making the
audience directs their attention to this person.
From first impressions, we realise that he works here, from his state we can tellthat he’s in a lower position, such as an office employer.
The use of costume used her, white shirt (unbuttoned) and a tie, shows us that
this character isn’t that organised or smart. But then again, this medium shot
shows us his facial expressions, which is grumpy, tired and ‘can’t be asked
mood’. This explains why his uniform is untidy.
From the lighting in background, we the audience know that it must be late at
night, with the dim lights, turned off office equipment and the fact that this
character is tired. One clue that this is set in the late night, is that he’s all alone;
therefore free to act the way he looks and is.
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The footage then cuts,
(edit) to an over the
shoulder shot, showing us
the audience what the
man is doing. He is
pressing a button on a
printer.
Here is a low angle shot mid shot,
showing the office worker drinking
his drink. The only sounds we here
are the ambient sounds of an
office, such as the printer copying
and scanning and the guy being
grumpy.
During the editing process, a
spotlight was used here, to place ablack semi circle on the frame.
This plays along with the theme
and make the shot more realistic
that it’s inside the black hole,
The editing of the extract is
continuity paced editing. As you
can see from the image above he
is drinking his drink, then theshot changes from a low angle
mid to a long shot of the office
worker drinking his drink.
This continuity editing- logical
coherence is achieved by cutting
to continuity, which emphasizes
smooth transition of time and
space
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As the office worker discovers
that he can stick his hand in the
hole, sound effects are applied
to the extract via editing. Wehere a science fiction sound
effect, like the star wars light
sabres in action. These sound
effects makes the extract more
appealing since the whole
scenario changes, from a plane
office cliché line to this science
fiction work.
This scene was achieved thanks to
special effects editing. A green screen
was probably used here, and during the
editing process ‘masking’ must have been
applied.
Here the sounds appear to be louder and
more science fiction.
Many camera shots are
used for example, this
close up shot is used
before the point of view
shot.
This close up shot shows
how the characters facial
expressions look like as he
stares at his subject.
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Using editing, the shot cuts to this point of view shot. We see that the character
was staring at this door
which has been composed to
be in the middle, as it must
be very important.
In contrast to the beginning
of the movie, were the
character had light being
casted over him, this scene
represents the office worker
to be evil, as it tells use the
audience that he is up to
evil, since we see this black
figure.
The lighting here is very dark
and casts shadows on the
characters face, which tells
us that something bad is
going to happen.
The Medium shot, shows us
his face, which appears to be
evil.
As the officer worker pulls
out his hand off the paper,
money is recovered and the
pound notes are used as
props. The prop, symbolises
power and this is what the
office worker is represented
as, hunger for money,hunger for power.
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After gaining all of the money,
the character goes in side the
box, and the paper falls off.
This is the last shot, before the
credits, compared to the point
of view shot were the door
was shut closed.
The camera then zooms out
and the credits appear.
In the short film, there was barely any dialogue, not even a single work was
spoken. This can be to represent the officer worker to be isolated; he is alone,
therefore has no one, so therefore there is no point of ‘communicating’.
The only sounds that were heard from his mouth were his breathing and grunting
to show his mood and the pace of breathing.
Many types of camera shots were used, but the majority were close up shots and
medium shots, these were used the most to show the characters facial
expressions and attitudes towards his actions and the events that took place.
Through editing we see that his appearance and mood had changed from a
grumpy office worker, to an exited evil robber.
In the extract, there weren’t that many props that the character had come in
contact with, all of the props were part of the background which were there to
add realism, such as the plants, fire extinguisher, computers ect.
The editing starts of to be very slow through out the extract, but as the office
worker discovers the black hole, the sound effects becomes more distinct, the
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ambient sounds become more louder and vibrant. Throughout the end as he’s
stealing money, the editing is at it’s peak to show the rapid robbery.