Case Study 2

The genre of this movie is adventure and thriller the short films shows the story of a group of young men  who steal a prized possession from a leader of a drug empire which leads them to being hunted down by a mysterious figure who conceals his identity with a black mask.

the short film as a series of camera angles such as close ups and shaky movements of the camera in order to immerse audience into the different scenes. The Movie starts with  POV shot of the third soldier looking down on the two as one of them is treating the injured leg of another, this shot is given to the audience straight away to give audience an immediate feeling and idea of the theme and concept behind the short movie
We also have 2 shots when dialogues are taking place between two characters, being a fast paced short movie a two shot gives audience a quick look at both characters without need for change of shots such as over the shoulders.
Establishing Shots and High Angle shots are used to show audience the location in which these scenes are being taken place. Close ups of mobile phones ringing,watches, masks and attention towards detail is used to build tension and create suspense.Tracking shots were also used when there was movements of characters involved and tilt when showing POV of the characters sprinting and running.
As for editing side of the short movie there is good use of transitions which help in making the movie flow and appealing to the eye without the sudden change between scenes,also there were also changes made to the colouring of the scenes which were made darker in order to fit with the theme of the short movie. We see great editing techniques at the very start of the short movie when one of the characters gets shot in the chest as we see blood pouring from the wound which was accomplished thanks to the editing.
The diagetic sound present in the short movie was to an adequate standard and could be clearly understood through out there was also use on non diagetic sound and sound effect to build the tension during the short movie
The use of props such as guns masks and mobile phones worked greatly with the short movie as they were all used to work well in pair with the theme and the story line. The location for the short film was extremely good and fitted very well with the story line as it was rough and had lots of space for the moments and walls which were used to hide and acted as good cover during shootings.
There's a number of features in this short movie which i would include in mine some of which include the use of sound effects to create tension as also the change of tone as the sound effect started and ended. I also very much liked the POV at the very start of the short movie which immersed the audience into the scene.I would assume the target audience for this film would be aged for those aged between 13 and above, as it doesn’t have much of a necessary fear factor to make its target audience for those aged above 15. An idea that could be used for my short film project is the filming in an unknown location, which adds to the authenticity and suspense that a thriller film should consist of.