Short Film Analysis

Title:
The film's title sequence starts with a black background and sans serif font title fading in to the centre of the screen. The style of the font has a comic book effect which reflects the narrative of the story, being humorous and imaginative.
This is swiftly followed by a smooth transition to the opening scene which appears through zoom through a hole, similar to looking into a keyhole. This is a possible reverse angle from the end product of the film being that things are put into this "black hole" constantly by the protagonist.
The entire title sequence is over quickly but it allows the audience to know that the short film is put together well as the first impression is that its quick and stylish.

Overall:
Mise en scene: The colour of the film is very grey which would of been added post production. This lets the audience know that the protagonists enviroment is very depressing, which is mirrored in close up shots of his miserable facial expressions.
The lighting in the scene is good as it provides a very clean image whilst providing depth to the set, with clear foreground and background details and objects. The verisimilatude of the piece is high and allows audience members to relate to the film.

Sound: Great use of verisimilitude, continuous sound bridge with the office sounds - non diagetic sounds of the fax machine and phone machines whirring. No verbal dialogue used at all which allows the audience to focus on the character being built up using the interesting visuals - it also doesnt slow the pace down. Diagetic sound has been used effectively with the sound of chocolate bar wrapping and chewing; along with multiple paper flapping.

The "black hole": The black hole is almost personified when a POV shot is used looking at the protagonist. There is an interesting reverberating sound that is used when the film refers to the object, creates depth and interest into object/almost gives it a power; which reinforces the personification.

Camera/editing: Variety of camera angles keeps the narrative pace moving quickly - narrative is not slow. The protaganist uses hole to discover its power by stealing a chocolate bar, then greed grips hold. Quick and snappy cuts - the variety of angles used is great as it allows the audience to get sucked into the mans life as he goes about a boring office day, the abundance of different angles keeps the audience from boredom and doesnt allow them to predict. The protagonist is centralised throughout the short which means he is the focus of the audience throughout. This is reinforced by the camera focus on him in the foreground and the background being out of focus. The editing is quick paced with no shot being held for longer than 4 seconds which adds to the shorts quick pace.

End product: Its a fun and interesting short film. Doesn't have to uncover some great misdemeanor of mankind just plays with greed concept - everyday people often may think about, what if... etc.