The Irrational Fear of Nothing analysis

By Owen Maers

This 3rd person camera used throughout the whole of this film is an interesting way for the creators to present the film. They would have attached a camera to some sort of pole to the bottom of his coat in order to get this shot. I believe it works well in moderation, I don’t think it works well as every shot in the film. This is why me and Greg may attempt this shot a few times throughout the film but we want to highlight the emotion on Adam’s face but also have a variety of shots. This would include; long shots, extreme close ups, pov shots etc.

This is the final shot in the film as it is a 180 degree shot where we start behind him and pan round to reveal his face. This is the only shot we get of the main characters face I think it is a big flaw in this short film that we don’t see his facial expressions more often.

This part of the short film combines the shot with the voiceover where he says “I should run more, but I start running in these clothes I will look like a crazy person” this narrative technique of combining the voiceover with the shot is something that we will definitely use in our film. This helps the audience understand the purpose of the shot and we can use this shot to amplify Adam’s sense of anxiety.

This technique is used once again when the character believes that a napkin is following him. This provides comedy to the narrative but also helps to accentuate his anxiety. This is a technique we will use in our film, likely substituting the napkin for a leaf as Adam walks to the dinner before school.

These shots on the train have a voicover where the character says that everyone is watching him on the train, this is to show his anxiety. This use of a voicover connecting film with audio is crucial and something we will definitely do in our film. As this would have been filmed with a mount on his back with a camera means that the general public would be watching him wondering what they are filming, this means they wouldn’t have to hire too many extras for this film as he will be watched regardless.

The man can be seen watching the main character here and also appears in other scenes to highlight his paranoia.

This part of the video uses a chroma blur and a lens flare, these are video effects that we may consider using to have a similar disorientating effect as the one used in this video.

Occasionally in the video, a tripod is used when the main character is stood still. This means the shot is steadier and it’s easier to film, focus the shot and compose it. However, the shot remains in 3rd person. As for the 2nd screenshot, this is called metafilm as we are watching a film where they are showing us the recording of an advert. I found this quite interesting as I personally am a fan of meta.