Short Film Analysis:All that Remains

Title: All That Remains
Director: Gold Point Films (Youtube)

	Technique	Effect(Analysis)
Camera	·         Tracking ·         Zoom on machete when drawn ·         Drifter is shown in longshot ·         Pan up from skull to drifter	·         Drifter is often shown alone in longshots, presents the ideas of loneliness, solitude ·         Zoom on machete at eye level, audience will focus on blood on machete, sense of familiarity can cause discomfort/ fear ·         Drifter doesn’t react to the skeleton as being unusual
Editing	·         Arrows are edited in ·         Blood splatters added on impacts ·         Use of parallel editing ·         Short-reverse-shot	·         Use of blood splatters and gore adds to the ideas of realism as audience realises the characters bleed like any other human ·         Parallel editing shows events happen rarely, however they are fast paced and don’t last long
Sound	·         Foley sounds ·         Ambience Music	·         Use of Foley sounds adds dramatic effect to less dramatic actions, footsteps etc. ·         Ambient sounds only plays whilst the drifter is on screen, presents a sense of solitude ·         Use of footstep sounds presents an idea of exhaustion
Mis-en-scene	·         Costumes – Dark/ Black/ Brown Leather Jackets, scrapped clothing, ragged, cloaks ·         Lighting – Light brown filter ·         Setting – Wasteland, Barren, desert ·         Props – Gun, Machete, Bow, fake blood, Dismemberment	·         Use of clothes which resemble everyday life clothing creates an uneasy relation between the characters and the audience, makes them feel the reality presented is possible ·         Dull brown tint adds to the settings idea of deserted and barren ·         Use of violence and warfare using weapons used in reality adds a sense of familiarity.
Titles	·         Single Title used, channel/ directing groups name	·         Presents the idea that the ones who made the film wanted its audience to focus more on the film, and less on them