Target Short Film Analysis

The film automatically starts with the action as it shows a top end car with close ups and then shows the main character who is wearing a suit and glasses, therefore giving off the James Bond kind of atmosphere. It also has the typical action audio music playing in the background. It then cuts to a close up of the car going into 'agent mode activated'.

It then follows the typical action film of fast, cut shots. It then cuts to a man on a coach who seems to have just woken up, he gets up put his bag on and leaves the coach. The typical spy typography is used to indicate where the current scene is based and says 'England, Cambridge'. The bus then moves and the camera zooms into the character as he is looking on a map for where he wants to go, the filming then becomes sped up and the audio of an orcordian is played at a fast pace, giving off a tourist feel to the audience as he also starts taking pictures of everywhere he goes.

Suddenly you begin to hear a phone ring and the character on screen turns to the telephone box. and the number comes up as 'M16'. He then goes up to the phone and answers it, close ups are used on the telephone and the characters mouth to create the audience's focus as to what is being said on the phone as the person on the other end says 'you have permission to blow your cover, good luck'. The man then changes back into the suit and puts back on his sunglasses. Tense music then begins to play. Tracking shots are then used to follow the character. A target effect is then used on screen and goes to a fast speed until it comes up with a person and says 'target required'.

The spy then comes into eye sight of the target and the music begins to become much more tense. The scene then leads to a typical spy movie of a market place where the spy is trying to find the target. The target effect then comes back on screen and is unable to find the target. The character then goes to the top of the building to get a better view or to even find his target. He then finds his target and does the typical jumping off buildings, going down stairs, body flips, etc to get to his target, he is also being kept updated through his ear piece. Once the character gets his target the ear piece says 'mission accomplished'. It then cuts to the credits.

In my opinion I did not like the narrative of this film as it dragged out too much and then ending made the whole film absolutely pointless as nothing happens.