Analyzing the Black Hole

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Here is a video that i have found on YouTube, created by 'Future Shorts' who area global film making network, working a big community filled with many talents.

The video represents how we human beings, as individuals can abuse power.When we maintain a figure in society or the power to gain things, sometimes

greed can get the best of us. By true statement, I mean that we’ll keep onwanting to receive and receive luxury or other items that we desire, the morethe gain the more we want.When we see how much power we have, we go for larger things until we destroyour selves.

The film shows an office worker photocopying nothing, a black hole on a paperappears and the guy figures out it’s magical powers.

In this short film the ‘opening credits’ show up, but they give us the company’sname, which is ‘FutureShorts’ As you can see on the figure below, a smoothsleek animation pops up with their name.

The font that’sbeen used isunrecognized, thisis the companiesown designed font.From looking at thefont, we can seethat most letters donot connect, whichfeels mysteriousand discrete.

Comparing thisfont, to another,like the ‘militaryfont’ we can see anice resemblance.

The font of the colours are red and white, which highly contrast from the blackbackground, appealing more to the audience by standing out.



. The ‘Future’ text is the colour red, whereas shorts is the colour white, Thetypography is very unique and we can see a secret message in this title. If youlook at it, you will see the word ‘FRESH’ This is why the title/logo was designedlike this,

After the opening title of the company disappears, we see this short opening titlesequence with the word ‘The Black Hole’ quickly fading out. The screen is allblack, and then suddenly circles out displaying the movie in the cut out area.

The whole editing here, themes in with the title, ‘The Black Hole’ and there’s ahole opening. The colour they used for the text were white, this is because itcontrasts with the black background. One thing I noticed was the use of font thatwas used for this title and this is the science fiction space font that you see inthe early science fiction films, back in the 80s.



After the whole black background circles out, the camera pans/zooms towardsthis character.In the background before and now, we can see the setting of where this shortmovie is taking place. And this is in an office, a stereotypical office that we see inour everyday life’s and in movies.

We can see desks and chairs link together, which suggests that this is an officewhere colleagues work together. The use of old computers shows us that it’s setin the outbreak of technology back in 2000.In the background we can see file cabinets and folders which surely reassurethat this story takes place in an office. Of course, the background is blurred out,this is because the camera is focussing on the main character.



Finally the camera stops panning to when it gets around here, this is because the

character is composed to be in the middle. The centre of attention, making the

audience directs their attention to this person.

From first impressions, we realise that he works here, from his state we can tellthat he’s in a lower position, such as an office employer.

The use of costume used her, white shirt (unbuttoned) and a tie, shows us that

this character isn’t that organised or smart. But then again, this medium shot

shows us his facial expressions, which is grumpy, tired and ‘can’t be asked

mood’. This explains why his uniform is untidy.

From the lighting in background, we the audience know that it must be late at

night, with the dim lights, turned off office equipment and the fact that this

character is tired. One clue that this is set in the late night, is that he’s all alone;

therefore free to act the way he looks and is.



The footage then cuts,

(edit) to an over the

shoulder shot, showing us

the audience what the

man is doing. He is

pressing a button on a

printer.

Here is a low angle shot mid shot,

showing the office worker drinking

his drink. The only sounds we here

are the ambient sounds of an

office, such as the printer copying

and scanning and the guy being

grumpy.

During the editing process, a

spotlight was used here, to place ablack semi circle on the frame.

This plays along with the theme

and make the shot more realistic

that it’s inside the black hole,

The editing of the extract is

continuity paced editing. As you

can see from the image above he

is drinking his drink, then theshot changes from a low angle

mid to a long shot of the office

worker drinking his drink.

This continuity editing- logical

coherence is achieved by cutting

to continuity, which emphasizes

smooth transition of time and

space



As the office worker discovers

that he can stick his hand in the

hole, sound effects are applied

to the extract via editing. Wehere a science fiction sound

effect, like the star wars light

sabres in action. These sound

effects makes the extract more

appealing since the whole

scenario changes, from a plane

office cliché line to this science

fiction work.

This scene was achieved thanks to

special effects editing. A green screen

was probably used here, and during the

editing process ‘masking’ must have been

applied.

Here the sounds appear to be louder and

more science fiction.

Many camera shots are

used for example, this

close up shot is used

before the point of view

shot.

This close up shot shows

how the characters facial

expressions look like as he

stares at his subject.



Using editing, the shot cuts to this point of view shot. We see that the character

was staring at this door

which has been composed to

be in the middle, as it must

be very important.

In contrast to the beginning

of the movie, were the

character had light being

casted over him, this scene

represents the office worker

to be evil, as it tells use the

audience that he is up to

evil, since we see this black

figure.

The lighting here is very dark

and casts shadows on the

characters face, which tells

us that something bad is

going to happen.

The Medium shot, shows us

his face, which appears to be

evil.

As the officer worker pulls

out his hand off the paper,

money is recovered and the

pound notes are used as

props. The prop, symbolises

power and this is what the

office worker is represented

as, hunger for money,hunger for power.



After gaining all of the money,

the character goes in side the

box, and the paper falls off.

This is the last shot, before the

credits, compared to the point

of view shot were the door

was shut closed.

The camera then zooms out

and the credits appear.

In the short film, there was barely any dialogue, not even a single work was

spoken. This can be to represent the officer worker to be isolated; he is alone,

therefore has no one, so therefore there is no point of ‘communicating’.

The only sounds that were heard from his mouth were his breathing and grunting

to show his mood and the pace of breathing.

Many types of camera shots were used, but the majority were close up shots and

medium shots, these were used the most to show the characters facial

expressions and attitudes towards his actions and the events that took place.

Through editing we see that his appearance and mood had changed from a

grumpy office worker, to an exited evil robber.

In the extract, there weren’t that many props that the character had come in

contact with, all of the props were part of the background which were there to

add realism, such as the plants, fire extinguisher, computers ect.

The editing starts of to be very slow through out the extract, but as the office

worker discovers the black hole, the sound effects becomes more distinct, the



ambient sounds become more louder and vibrant. Throughout the end as he’s

stealing money, the editing is at it’s peak to show the rapid robbery.

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