Depict Short Film Analysis (Death In Space)

Death In Space 

I chose this short film to analyse because it is something different as the whole thing was created as an animation, although it’s an animation the key features on any film are still present.  The whole film is focused around the different ways that it is possible to die in space. Throughout the movie we see a range of camera angles, although in this movie we see a lack of camera movement but some are present in the form of zooms. Most angles in this film are chosen with the focus of making what’s relevant in the scene. This means that the camera angles are mainly mid shots and long shots.

The editing throughout the film is very fast paced, this along with the fact that the narrative is focusing on a different way to die means that whoever watches is constantly entertained. This is another reason why I think this is a special film.

The sound in the film is only in the form of diegetic sound effects, emphasising different ways the characters die. The sound effects allow for a sense of comedic value to be shown, with very silly and unrealistic noises being used for various creatures and items.

The continuity throughout the film isn’t relevant because of the use of different clips from different times. The whole film is bright and full of colour, which ironic considering the focus of the movie is showing different ways that someone could die, which is a very negative subject. The fact that the film also has hints of humour and characters that look like they belong in a children’s show means that its furthered that the film isn’t taking itself very seriously even though it has such a sensitive subject. This is my favourite thing about his movie, the fact that the narrative is based around such a negative subject, but film doesn’t come across as negative in any way.