Analyzing a short film  

The short film I decided to analyses is called unwind it is inspired by a novel by Neal Shusterman. It is based after a war on abortion, a compromise was reached, allowing parents to sign an order for their children aged between 13 and 18 to be unwound – taken to harvest camps where there body parts would be harvested for later use. This particular film is about a young girl who about get harvested by two doctors.

 Camera shots

Throughout this short film their isn’t a lot of different types of camera shots, but more of the same shots used over again. One of the main shots used is a extreme close up of the young girls eyes. This is used to give nothing away about her identity but also shows how scared she is. There are also a lot of high angle close ups of the female nurse, this is used to show the audience what the young girl is seeing herself. This shot also helps you picture who the other people are. There are also a number of close ups of the male doctor again from the young girls point of view. This also shows the audience what the man is doing without giving two much away. There are also a number of closes up shots of things around the room for example; hospital equipment and things on the celling. This helps the audience to picture the room and establish where it set is.

 Sounds

Throughout the film there are a number of diegetic sounds, for example throughout the entire film there is the sound of a live support machine which speeds up at the end. This sound makes the film more dramatic as you associate it with hospital and no something is happening when it speeds up. There are also the sounds of other hospital equipment you can’t see like drills. This makes it more exciting from the audience as it make you want to know what is happening. Finally there is the sound of the young girls breathing with gets louder in different parts of the film. This shows when she is most scared and makes the film more exciting

 Mise en scene

This film as a number of props used which makes the film more successful. The costumes they were helps the audience understand what is happening in the film and also makes it more realistic. It also shows the audience who the characters are. Also the room itself also helps the audience establish where the film is set, with the big white room and bright light on the celling; it’s easy to tell there in hospital.