Another good Short

Brush with death by Corridor Digital- 1 min 49 secs

The Plot:

The plot is about a man who has to clean graffiti off a wall but then has to fight people that seem to come out of the graffiti or are made from it. This abstract idea makes it interesting as the audience haven't seen anything like it before. You are immediately positioned with the man in white as he is the first person you see and the close ups let you understand his emotion. Straight away the Short goes into him fighting the graffiti people,  this is effective as it immediately grabs your attention and makes you start to wonder what is going on. Why these events happened are never explained which gives the Short the feel of a different world in a way which makes it seem more realistic. The Short also ends with a cliffhanger which leaves you wanting to see more and I personally feel this is a good way of ending a Short. 

The Shots:

During the fighting scenes the camera tracks the movement which adds to the fast pace of the Short. Quick cutting style is also used to add to the fast paced feel. A large amount of shots are wide shots so that the CGI is more impressive, the abstract and clever CGI are also what helps make the Short so good as it is used well and professionally. 

The Lightning and Sound:

The light is all natural, this contrasts with the black graffiti people and helps put you on the side of the man in white. The fighting noises are a key part as they are cartoonish which adds to the unique feel of the film and the cartoon like idea and fighting. 

How it's influenced me:

After looking at this and "The Black Hole" I think it is very important in a short to quickly introduce the main character and position the audience with them, although I'm sure as I look at more Shorts I will see ways of not doing this but still having a good Short. I will probably stick to introducing the character quickly though as I think this works very well. I think that CGIis a good addition to a Short but I should only use effects if I can make them look realistic-what makes them so good as that they  are done professionally and look believable.