Black Button Analysis (First Five Minutes)

Black Button is about a man who finds himself with the option to press a button which kills someone but gives his 10 million dollars or to walk away.

Camera
Mid shots have been used throughout this short film which shows the character facial expressions in the scene which also helps to build tension throughout the short film. A long shot is uses to show the location in which the film is set in order to keep the audience interested in the film. A close up of the man behind the desk is used in order to show his importance in the scene. This is enforced by a ped up of him which also shows he is a important, powerful man. A zoom is used of the button in order to show that it is relevant to the story and is key to the ending of the short film. More close ups of the door handle and the key are used in order to show that they are very important in the short film.

M.E.S.
The location is a white room. It is very simple and basic and gives off a sort of supernatural, unreal feeling. The room does not contain much with only a few chairs, a desk and a lamp. This makes the audience curious about the rooms purpose and what is going to happen next which encourages them to keep watching. The man behind the desk is wearing a suit which tells the audience that he is important and that he may be quite rich. The other man is not very important because his hair is in a mess and he is wearing basic office uniform which is made up of a shirt and tie. He also tries to leave the room but cannot because the man behind the desk has locked the door. This shows that the office worker is not very powerful. The office works also does not know what is happening which shows that he needs the man behind the desk to tell him.

Editing
At the beginning of the short story there are black titles on a white background. This is good because it highlights the text therefore interesting the audience. The short film has vast amounts of cut shots in order to add a fast pace and to build tension to make the audience wonder what is going to happen later in the scene. A shot reverse shot is used in order to add pace and to highlight the two characters difference in emotion. A motivated cut is used in order to make the audience wonder want to see what is in the case and to build tension.

Sound
The office works tone shows that he is confused and worried about the situation in which he is in. Another tension building technique is used by the man behind the desk shouting which encourages the audience to watch on. There is also tension building music used throughout in order to draw the audience in.