Camera Work
At 2:36 there is a crowd shot, this helps show the angry mobs that have gathered in the streets due to the end of the world, this help connote urgency with the main narrative within this film. At the start of this short film we are given several establishing shots to help show that this film is set in Hollywood. At 0:11 seconds a shallow depth of field is used, this connotes to the audience the fact that what the person is saying is fairly important and is something that the audience should pay attention to due to the fact that a short film every second is fairly vital.
Mise-en-scene
The mise-en-scene of The Web short film denotes items such as computers and hacking devices which are attached to the hacker Kip. This instantly creates the theme of escape and helps the audience to understand that the characters are intelligent and with the narrative playing out you get to see that the main characters are protagonist within this, to create an ideological response from the audience. The mise-en-scene immediately connotes to the audience that the film will involve characters who are hackers and are part of an underground organisation that is off the radar due to them having to throw the police officer off the scent for the case. The use of the shop as the location uses ideology to show to the audience that the short film is based around characters who on the surface are normal people, but the character development within this film shows them turn into hackers the computer at eh back of the store helps to reinforce this idea. The film trailer uses a concentrated amount of low-key and natural lighting in order to make the audience feel more on edge when watching this short film. It also adds to the short film looking more realistic, which creates verisimilitude. The producer of The Web Nathan Fielder wants us to understand that friendship and teamwork is very important during tough situations and that a problem shared is a problem halved And that it is our instinct to survive which affect the way we react to the situations around us, this is the preferred reading (Stuart Hall 1980). I would also say that a preferred reading of this film for this film involves how important it is for us to support each other as humans due to the fact that towards the end Nathan has to convince Kip that he should hack into the astroid. The title of the film confirms that the film is based on the characters hacking because when they are in imminent danger they manage to stay alive, by working together and hacking into an astroid.
The Mise en Scene within this has been encoded (everything has been purposefully placed) in a way that is meant to help create the preferred reading (Stuart Hall 1980). The preferred reading of this film can be interpreted as many different things. But I think the main thing this trailer is trying to connote is working together as a group you can achieve a lot, within this film there is a lot of team work. Nathan helping throw officer Suzanne off the case, while Kip hacks into the astroid helps show this team work. It also seems to have a message of hope within it because Bill Gates appear to believe everything has been lost and that he has ended the world, but out of no where Kip helps solve the problem. So matter how bleak things may seem this film shows that there is always hope.
The narrative for this short film is in chronological order and is about a hacker named Kip (Ronnie Rodriguez) who has to hack into an astroid that is on a straight trajectory to earth. The reason being Bill Gates (William) has a microchip within the astroid and he has lost control of it, if all goes wrong the world will end. The film has several narratives going on in it including. Bill Gates having a breakdown, Nathan (Nathan Fielder) having to meet his girlfriend, and Officer Suzanne enquiring about the hacking investigation, another aspect to this film are several people going to the souvenir shop to buy souvenirs so they remember the earth.
Script
The script for this award winning film was written by Nathan Fielder and has no continuity errors. The script is filled with some cliches such as "I'm a hacker not a slacker". But the script writing for this film does establish the plot and helps the narrative come across in a clear streamline manner, with each part enhancing the story or giving insight to the characters which in turn helps add to the story that is being told
Editing
Editing is used throughout this entire film. With quick cuts at the start of the film that are all about establishing where the film is set, and by adding the text that is at the bottom left hand corner of the shot at 0:06 seconds in also helps to show this and back up the meaning that they are going for on this.
Production Values
The production values within this film are to a fairly decent standard throughout the entire film. There aren't any continuity errors and the sound is to a fairly high standard with the music from the start seamlessly fading out. With quite a few quick cuts in the intro of this seems to establish the scene. The one production value error I would say that there is during this film is from the actor who plays officer Suzanne and appears to forget her lines before there is a quick cut to her, this might not be noticeable from a first time viewing but after watching his multiple times it is certainly something that I have picked up on during this film.
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