The Black Hole directed by Phil and Olly

The short film opens with a tracking mid shot moving the camera to the left where a young male adult , tired and worn in exterior , stands framed in a mid shot. The comic serif styled font appears through a super imposed black whole at the start of the film linking narrative with editing techniques. Sound is key to this short film in that it creates a continuous sound bridge but also adds to the dull office boring atmosphere, this is reinforced by the lighting used within the scenes, the director has used only artificial light and picked a location with dull cold tones such as grey and light blue to convey the atmoshpere though mise-en-scene.
The only actor in the beginning of the feature is always framed fully revealing background and location giving the audience the impression and conformation he is alone, however the director uses a variety of camera shots such as close ups when the actor is irritated by the printer and is shown repeatedly tapping the printed and kicking the printed which focuses the audience on his frustration again adding to the annoying boring office culture created. In the first 10 seconds the director has introduced character established location and some sort of narrative 3 of the areas i picked out as being a common convention of any film or short film , something i must apply in my own project.
As the scene progresses and the actor interacts with the "Alain" hole the director has chosen to , when shooting through the hole putting the audience in place of the mysterious object , use non diagetic sound of a unfamiliar drowning sound effect, reinforcing its alien like properties. When the character uses the whole to get a free chocolate bar a close up revealing him chewing , in a greedy manner , shows the audience his change in emotion going from amazement to greed and law braking intent as the close up is used to show the actors expression change vividly. The man uses the hole to steal cash this is the start of his demise which in turn builds the pace of the scene where the director uses a quicker transition but more variety in shot such as when watching it is clearly shown he is framed in long shots, mid shots and close ups in quick concession adding to the pace and drama. parallel sound is used to signify drama and a frantic scene as well as the actor showing panic in expression and body language which suddenly comes to a climax with the man falling into the whole trapped!
The short film i feel looks at the greed of man and hes ability to abuse a power, looking at the techniques used it is clear short film directors engage the audience almost instantly revealing the 3 of the four main areas , location - character - narrative and genre, camera shots are used for different purpose such as a close up will reveal intent and key point be it props or reaction, long shots show location and can de-power a character and mid shots are used in dialog and as a link to long shots and close ups.