Short Film Textual Analysis - Greed

Greed is a short animated film that focuses on an individual character in a public looking toilet. The genre of this animation could be seen as drama but as it is animated and imaginative it is quite humorous too. "A superbly animated, clever and funny short film from Swedish character animator Alli Sadegiani. Through the simplest of plot lines, a single character, a single setting and a little comedy we see human greed laid bare for the idiotic and dangerous thing it is, something we all know is a part of us bubbling beneath the surface, that some keep in check and others fail to with disastrous implications for themselves and the people around them. "
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The mise en scene of this animation conveys the imaginative creativity of the film. It also conveys the ideology and message of the film and why it is called Greed. For example the character is seen i a public toilet with graffiti all over the walls. This emphasises the poverty and ill morals of the character. The character is seen to be wearing nothing but a vest and underwear adding to the humour of the film and also to the theme of poverty. The lighting is high key and bright which allows the audience to see all of the action. This also creates tension as the audience understand from the ideology of the dramatic music that this is a dramatic piece, therefore the high key lighting gives the audience a false sense of security. The sounds in this film are exaggerated as is a common code and condition of drama. Sounds such as the characters heavy breathing,the characters screams, the money around the character dropping all over, a slow heartbeat and the terrifying scream at the end of the film all help convey the message of the film and create tension and interest for the audience throughout the film. Many dreary sound effects are also used to further emphasise the genres and the atmosphere created in the film.

The camera work also conveys the message of greed as we see many close ups of the characters facial expressions and fear. We also see closeups of the money around the character emphasising its importance in the film. There are also voyeuristic shots in this film that add to the tension of the film as it seems as if we are witnessing this characters pain and demise without him knowing.