The last man on earth- Analysis

I think this short film fits into the genre of real life as we believe that this is a real life event that has taken place and no fancy effects or camera angles have been used to prove other wise. This is my analysis on Mise en scene, Editing, Sound and Camera angles and movement.

Mise en scene:

We first see the empty streets with instantly give an eery feel to the short film and seems very odd and strange for a street to be so quiet instantly hinting to the audience that something is wrong. We see the streets look very dull and grey is a popular colour we are seeing which is again a very dull empty colour suggesting that something is quite sinister and wrong about this place. The natural lighting is quite high key which gives us a rough idea of the time of day and helps us relate to the story and establish the setting. The setting is clearly a rural town. We then see the setting of the bar which again is empty and deserted suggesting a very lonely sinister atmosphere. The pub does however look quite traditional and is a popular public place making it easy for the audience to connect and relate to this plot so far. The male character is also weari8ng grey suggesting some sort of slight link between the deserted town and him maybe the town was his home? He also looks very rugged and tired as he has a beard which suggests untidiness. We see low key lighting in the pub suggesting it is a dark place and that something may take place there or has already happened there whereas the lighting from outside is very high key and highlights the characters face well and makes is easy for us as an audience to figure out an age group this man belongs to and makes his facial expressions clear. When he is taking the chemical he does it fast and this is a clear sign of panic and fear as he just wants to get it over and done with before he can think about it and have second thoughts. When he realises other people are alive his eyes widen and he stares right into the camera lens making it very confronting and upsetting. We also see his mouth moving a little like he is tasting his mistake.

Editing:

Little editing takes place during this short film i think it is because they wanted to keep this short film as realistic to the audience as possible. The titles however fade in and fade out which also add to the eery feel and adds a creepy atmosphere and could also represent the human race fading away. The transitions used are just cuts this is to make everything seem abrupt and important and using a quick cut keeps the audiences attention as it happens quickly they don't have time to be distracted.

Sound:

At first we hear the sound of the wind which emphasises the emptiness of the town. We also hear the footsteps which is a demonstration of sound perspective as we would not be able to hear his footsteps from that height however this is also used to highlight the emptiness of the town as we can only hear him. We hear the diagetic sounds of the pub door opening and him getting his bottles and drinks ready this is all diagetic sound to make the plot sound believable and real to their audience. We then hear a very different wind which sounds more eery and scary this suggests a change in atmosphere and feelings and is almost pathetic fallacy as the wind changes we get the sense of a different mood and atmosphere. Sound perspective is used again as we hear him swallowing which highlights his loneliness. We see him documenting himself and his dialogue sound distressed and he is speaking in a formal way suggesting what type of audience the short film is aimed at which is older people who can understand the formal language. When he says the word 'painless' he says it softer and quieter than the other words and this makes us feel sympathy. He then repeats himself as he says ' if anyone should find this' he is mocking himself and the option that anyone will find him. As he takes the chemical we hear the music build up and become more powerful. He then shouts we get the feeling of his frustration and stress he is angry at someone and isn't ready to give up. When the phone rings because of the situation and whats just happened we feel that this is almost a mocking tone as he is about to die just after finding out there actually is life. The phone ring then acts as a sound bridge through the credits.