Short films: The Fly

by Zoe Ellis 03:51 0 comments Picture Research Short Film Text

Looking at the short film The Fly this is what I have seen that is effective and would like to include in my own short film:

The Fly:
The short film has a similar setting to my short film. The film looks like it is set in the 80s. This is mainly shown by the costume and other mise en scene. Here you can clearly see three main aspects. This is one of the first scenes that the audience sees so they first impressions of the genre and setting will be made here.

1. The first aspect is the use of costume. Here the character is wearing a leather jacket which was very common during the 80s. The character takes up most of the shot so the costume is clearly shown to the audience and the connotations this gives is very clear to the audience that this character is from the 80s or a similar time. 
2. The second aspect is the car. The car is is both the foreground and the middle ground. This car is used to help put the setting into context. Here an old car is shown but the car looks used but not old. This really helps the audience to make the connections that this short film is set in the 80s as a car that age would look more rundown in this day.
3. The last is slightly more hidden. This scene uses conventions of other 80s films. The background is blurred out as the depth of feild is shallow so the wall behind doesn't stand out but it does add to cthe connotations  

The setting of the film takes place in only one area. This is shown above. Shots of the door with diagetic sounds suggest that the other characters are inside but the inside is not shown. This use of one scene works because three areas are shown as individual areas. This is the car, inside the building and the surrounding area. All are used in different places during the short film but only this area is used for the whole 6 minutes. 

The camera shots and movements are varied these include an extreme close up, a crane shot, and a panning shot. The variety of shots help to keep the viewer interested as each shot is in the same setting so having a different angle or movement stops each shot from being repetitive. This is important because most of my film will take place in one room and has heavy dialogue. 

When creating my own film I will be using these ideas as these are effective and use similar concepts to my own film.