Analysis of "The package" short film and the shots we used

We started the short film with a wide shot of our location, i used this to establish the setting and mood of the piece, and used the music to set the mood i wanted.

As i was introduced into the shot i let the atmosphere continue for a little longer, then used the close up shot on my watch to show that i was waiting for something.

Then i switched back to the wide shot and introduced Kyriakos to establish him in the location. The next shot is a low angle shot of Kiri, i used this to make him seem more powerful and influential because of course he seems bigger in the low angle. I didn't include myself in this shot to show that he was the more important character, to make my own character seem insignificant.

I then used an over the shoulder shot to better convey the dialogue in the scene and to show my character's reaction to seeing his boss. It is over Kiri's shoulder to make him seem bigger - again to convey his power.

When the package was swapped we used a medium close shot of their torsos for two reasons, first to show the importance of the package in the film and to better convey the body language of the characters e.g. my character's impatience.

The next shot is a blank screen, i used this approach twice in the short film which in retrospect might have been too much, but in this instance it was used to intensify my dialogue. Furthermore i think the blank screen signifies my character's feelings in this moment - dejected in the face of the boss's power.

After this we used the wide shot to show them leaving the scene, the distance was useful in conveying the end of their interaction, because they are far away you cant easily see a reaction. I was hoping it would fool the audience into thinking it was over.

After this i used the blank shot again to add to this illusion. Furthermore i used it in conjunction with the music since the song seems to show to a stop, then pick up again at a quicker pace immediately. This was useful to enhance the next scene which showed the agent character opening the package.

We used a high angle shot to make him seem smaller and weaker, furthermore we didn't show his face in this shot lowering his power further. This combined with the body language made him seem desperate and scared of being caught.

The next shot was a panning shot and i know we weren't supposed to use movement in the film but i just had to include it because it was my favourite shot out of all the ones before it. We did take a still shot of the scene that was similar, but in my opinion it didn't have the same power in body language or general effectiveness. I can remove it and replace it with the other shot, but I'd rather not.

The shot is a panning shot from the package to my face and reaction when it's contents are revealed. It starts at the agent's shaking fingers, he picks up the banana and the shot pans to his expression.

The final piece of dialogue completes the whole film for me wrapping it up perfectly and allowing the credits to roll.

I think that of all the short films i have made at the collage so far this is the best, the music was perfect for the atmosphere and easy to edit, the dialogue was satisfactory (i feel i could've done better) and the shot quality was excellent - i only have Charlotte to thank for this.