SHORT FILM RESEARCH - THE FLY
Genre: Dark comedy
Narrative: A getaway driver is waiting outside a bank for his crew when he is gradually more infuriated by a fly he is unable to kill. He ends up becoming so distracted and angry he destroys his car, alarming people to his presence. The short ends with the police turning up and catching the robbers.
Audience:The viewer is aligned with the getaway driver for most of the film. We are positioned outside of the car for a lot of the short so we feel we are a third party watching n as the man gets angrier. This increases the comedy element. When we are placed inside the car, the intensity of the mans anger is amplified.
Microelements:
- Non-diegetic amplified sound of a fly buzzing to show how much it irritates the man - irritating for the viewer
- Close ups on the mans face and movements to show his nervousness
- The constant swirling of the camera inside the car to increase the pace and tension in the scene
Representation: We are shown a snippet of these criminals lives and the film is designed to mock this. The film shows how one tiny thing can grow to be a huge irritation.
Aspects I liked:
- The use of camera angles to make the viewer feel just as claustrophobic as the man in the car
- The way we are aligned as an outsider looking in makes it funnier as we can pass judgement on his actions
Aspects I disliked:
- Personally I was not a fan on this short as I didn't find it particularly funny and therefore I don't think the techniques were very successful
- I didn't like the gore involved as I think it was unnecessary
- The anger the man shows is excessive and I think seems overdone
Aspects I may develop:
- I may use the close ups on faces and movements to show characters inner emotions
- This film once again has a lack of soundtrack which I am starting to like as it is a different way of increasing tension
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