Analysis of a short film similar to my Idea

Analysis of a short film

Film 1: The Heist

Link: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/08/22/the-heist/

Cinematography

Use of many close ups and medium close ups shots showing many of the characters. As well as a 2 shot showing the main characters narrating the story. It shows many high angle shots looking down and many close ups showing the work they do, this is contrasted with the many different uses of shot to explain the situation of “people they have got” to conduct the break in at all 7 of “Featherstone’s joints”
Editing

The editing consists of many cuts with quick movements to emphasise the “potential action” that can occur between the characters. Each character is shown through an almost montage like view going through many different scenes and different types of situation.

Mise-en-scene

The clothing of the main three characters is shown to be smart, with suits and many professional and affluent attire, suggesting they are well off and financially comfortable due to their criminal acts, this is contrasted to the other characters attires which feature a range from, casual clothes, to teachers, to men in dirty white vests, “Chav” like clothing to leather jackets and biker like aesthetics.

·       Sound

Much of the sound involves an upbeat soundtrack with energy suggesting a chase, it is a non-diegetic sound that gives a stereotypical convention of sound in these types of film, yet provides a difference as it is paired with diegetic sound from characters speaking to break it up.

Genre

Comedic crime, this is a style that combines action and criminal events with an essence of comedy with many stereotypes being portrayed for a comedic value. This is similar to my film idea that takes inspiration from Hot Fuzz.

The genre has many stereotypes such as incompetent criminals or the equivalent law force, which allows the viewer to see the their acts from a third person view, almost allowing the audience to see things about to happen without the characters of the film knowing.

Narrative

The narrative and plot of Heist is based around the idea of 2 con men trying to convince a ‘Rich Jewish guy’ to help them with a heist, almost mob boss like. This then develops into them explaining the plan whilst showing each of their accomplices doing what they do best. This then escalates into comedic view on film stereotypes and how many types of people are portrayed in films such as “we also need to be flexible, so we got an amazing tiny Asian, Chow Wang 5ft 2”, a tiny Asian of tiny Asians. ” This is continued throughout with phrases such as “Now let me tell you who we got for our black guy with a cockney accent” In which the black actor states, “I’m form cockney, where the cockneys live” providing a simple yet entertaining stereotype to our characters. The whole plot to the film is to conduct a criminal act at “All 7 of Featherstone’s joints” which would suggest break ins, however this is the distracted away from by the development of characters through short clips within the entirety of the film.

Title Sequence

The title starts with the simple silence with the whistles of birds in the background as the titles start to appear in a random order showing “Last Hurrah Presents” this then slowly wipes to the left revealing the current stetting and beginning the film.

Credit Sequence

The final scene cuts straight to the end credits to provide comedic effect displaying “The Heist” in red text. The text of the credits is the same text providing continuity. There is a sound bridge using the same music that has been creating a sense of action throughout the short film. The credits each wipe off, stretch motion or venetian blinds movement that provides creative ways for the credits to appear rather than regular scrolling, this then transitions to a regular scrolling effect featuring each and every person who worked upon the film, yet still keeps the bright colours and font to keep with continuity of the ending scenes.