KTA2: Content analysis

For an example of video text, I have chosen a short film called the “the black hole”, the clip is especially short, even for a short film, only being roughly 2 minutes long. I have chosen this because it follows media conventions which may be applicable to the short film I hope to make for my project.
Due to the film being a short film, it does not have a clear genre distinction, which could make it difficult to compare with other similar conventions, but it does use many techniques which are found in other more mainstream conventional genre’s.
The mise en scene throughout the clip works well to create verisimilitude in the digesis, and we can expect this for any short film, what is interesting about the clip is that the lighting used in the clip helps create a dark and lonely feel, which works well in conjunction with the narrative (the character being on his own and attempting to steal money), this type of lighting is also found a lot in horror films (which our group hope to produce), and helps make a character appear evil or cold hearted.
In relation to the generic conventions of horror films, the sound used in the clip also works in horror films too; when the man puts his hand inside the black hole a strange sound is used, and could be used anywhere in sci-fi or horror, this sound again works towards an uneasy feeling on the audience, and creates a surreal affect on whatever the character is doing at that particular moment.
The special effects used in the clip work well towards making the clip creepy and appear real, they are not especially difficult to create, they are low budget, but would probably require quite a lot of skill to produce.
Like most sci-fi/horror films, the acting is not particularly amazing, but simply does the job, as the clip would not be impaired if the acting was bad, as the special affects and narrative are what create the films impact.
The narrative follows a conventional plot style for a short 5 minutes and under online film, as it only involves one character, one prop and one twist to the story line, leaving the audience with lots of questions; what is the black hole? how does it work? Does he get caught? Does he get out? Etc, this could all be used in our groups project of a short film.