nspcc analysis short film

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At the beginning of this short clip we see a young boy sitting on the floor of a bedroom on his own with only a pen and paper to occupy him. We can clearly see that on the piece of paper he has drawn a child and a father looking down at him. The father seems to be shouting at him so Immediately we notice that something is seriously wrong within the

house he lives in. The camera shot type that they have used is a high angle. When high angle shots are used in films it indicates to us that the person in shot is weak or frightened which is exactly what they have tried to do here. The boy carries on with his drawing on the bedroom

floor but he stops once he hears a noise in the distance and runs into the wardrobe in front of him. In this image they have used a wide shot to imply to us that he is lonely in the room with no one else around and that maybe that noise signifies that something is wrong.

Once the young boy hides in the closet, we see a man walk into the room. The shot that they have used hasnt let us see his face at this point. This could be because they dont want to let the audience know who it is. We have some sort of idea that it is someone who looks after him so we intend that its the father. The lighting that they have used when he is tying the doors together is half and half. On the left hand side, where the child is hiding inside, is completely darkened out. Whereas on the right hand side where the father is standing, it is brighter. Having the father brightened up puts the main focus on him and implying to the audience that we need to know what is going on.

The next clip that we see is from when he is older. We see that he is now the father and he has a child of his own. There are many shots in which we can clearly see the hierarchy. The young girl is always looking up to the father and the father is always looking down at the child to show whos more dominant. Also, the lighting in these shots aren't very bright. They look dull and boring, as if where they are living isn't a good place. The audience can see that he has clearly picked up what his father did to him when he was younger and this implies that children to pick up things fast.

At the end of the NSPCC short clip we see credits at the end. It simply says Kids learn fast. Earlier on in the short film, we saw the young boy 30 years later and it is clear that he followed on from his father. The fact that he was standing there shouting at his child that she had done something wrong just shows that kids can pick up habits fast. The way that this text is written at the end isn't to complicated. It simply says what will happen if you shout and argue in front of your young child because they will probably end up to grow up to be like you.

Overall I think that this short film gets straight to the point with the message it is trying to get across. The use of camera shots and angles are good because you can easily tell who is weak and who is in control in this situation.

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