SHORT OF THE WEEK ANALYSIS

NARRATIVE - It opens up with a tap dripping and a man sleeping.

- There is a bug, shown as some sort of robot, and it
How does the story conform emits a red light, which wakes the man up.
to what you’d expect to - He makes his way into an alley way, showing that he is
see in sci fi? being followed by the police.
- He uses his powers to flip a car and a dustbin in order
to destroy the drone following him.
- It follows a linear narrative as it is an in-the-moment
short of the man escaping.

MISE EN SCENE - Main character in a hoodie/large backpack, shown with

a dirty face.
What mise en scene is - In the middle of the city with robots/drones, looking
being used to convey for the suspect.
meaning? Is it - Dark, yet bright colour scheme, highlights certain
conventional to what you aspects, such as blues and brown.
expect to see? - It works as it is conventional to see this as it is a
near distant future, which matches with the blues and
browns of a working city.
CINEMATOGRAPHY - There is a lot of close ups of eyes and wide shots,
capturing movements and emotions.
What cinematography is - They use plenty of drone shots, showing the man running
being used to convey from above and setting the scene, with a lot of dollies
meaning? Is it and tracking shots to show how rapid the movement is.
conventional to what you
expect to see?
AUDIO - Audio is a lot of computerised sounds, such as beeping
and static, particularly around the use of cut away
What music and sound
effects are being used to
help support the visual
and narrative features?
SYNTHESIS

What can you take from the

film, has it inspired you
with certain ideas?