Short Film Analysis 3

Title:
The title sequence opens a black background with the letters that make up "INSiDE" spreading out from the centre, this already reflects the nature of the story as it is about someone struggling with split personality disorder. To accompany this there is also the sound of whispers and an a few eerie piano keys being played. The sequence quickly fades into the opening scene. The title sequence lasted no longer than 10 seconds which keeps the pace quick and allows the short film to progress.

Overall:
Mise en scene: The locations and set of the mental hospital is well built up as it allows the audience into the claustrophobic padded cell, the long dark hallways and medical wards. The scenery provides a very ominous tone, this is created from the use of spotlighting in which long shadows are cast through the hallway. Lighting is used to good effect to add great depth to the short, the flickering light bulbs denote towards representing the location as a run down hospital and could connote to the protagonists depressing instability of his personal health.

Sound: Non diagetic and diagetic whispering and various voices are used to portray the narrative of the short film as it helps to introduce the what the protagonist is suffering with. The use of a non diagetic news reporter talking about split personality disorder (0:43-0:47) gives direct information to the audience without wasting time and could furthermore suggest a supposed back story to the character as the audience could be lead to think hes done something bad to have been on the news.
Diagetic talking and shouting is used (2:16-2:25) to present the internal struggle of the protagonist and his inability to take control directly with his own persona.

Camera/editing: There is not a tracking shot or quick cut following the protagonists every movement through every door - the film cuts to different rooms to save time and also means every shot has relevance or provides meaning in some form.
Whilst the camera was tracking him being taken to the doctor (0:48-1:01) the camera was panning and tilting to provide information to the audience about his multiple personalities. This directly introduces more of his problem and quickly establishes to the audience how the narrative of the film works. (visual representations of his personalities)

End product: The short film encapsulates the personal breakthrough plot, with a twist. The appeal to the audience is the overused personal struggle however the clever twist towards the end, which subverts typical conventions of a happy ending allows the short film to remain unique. What is also good about the short film is the way the multiple personalities are all exagerations of typical human traits, anger, apologetic, innocence, humour and depressive.