Black Button

The short film starts off with a quote from the bible, this raises questions for the audience as they are puzzled, this is a good technique to attract the audience as they will be more willing to find out more about the film. There is also slow paced eerie music, this allows the audience to think and reflect upon the quote that has been given at the beginning of the short film. The colour theme throughout the short film is a simple black and white (white mostly), white can sometimes represent a colour of dream therefore creating a dreamy effect, it is also known as the colour of death in Chinese culture.
It then starts off with a mid shot of a man in a business suit sitting on a chair behind a desk talking to a terrified man, the business suit and the bigger chair represents the power and a bigger importance against the man in an "employer type clothes" and smaller chair.
As the terrified man starts asking question about why he is there, the somewhat business man starts to explain that there is a black button in front of him and if he presses it, someone will die. As the over the shoulder shot zooms in on the black button, dramatic non diegetic music is played to give a more intense effect and also to emphasise the importance of the black button.

As the business man tries to persuade the other man to push the button, he then shows a briefcase with $10million, this is an over the shoulder shot from the business man, we see the employers reaction as he stares at the briefcase having second thoughts. He is also given another choice of leaving, the business man shows him a key, the camera is tracks and zooms in on the key, again emphasizing the importance of the key.

We then see a particular moment, when the employer asks the business man how many people die in car accidents, the business man gives a precise answer, there is a close-up shot of the employer confused. This is a very important scene as the audience start to realise there is something mysterious and unusual about this character. He also does not deny about being "evil".

As the business man becomes more persuasive, the employer gets more uncomfortable, there are also quick cuts of the black button, both characters face, the key and the briefcase with the money, showing to the audience that the character has a choice of leaving with nothing or killing someone for $10million. As the employer rises up and presses the button there is a close up of the business man's face who is eager to find out if he will push it. As the employer presses the button, it is slow paced and the music tension rises up and then cuts out, creating the effect of something has happened. The employer then proceeds to take the money and leave, but the business man tells him he is dead, suddenly there is a drums playing in the background to show the shock-ness of the character. The business man explains to him that he had a car accident, there is a blurry clip and a sound effect of a car crashing, while the blood pours out of his head, this creates a shocked feeling within the audience.
The camera movement on the employer is quite shaky and tracks the blood as it flows down his clothes, this shows the character is uncomfortable and extremely frightened. However on the other hand, the business man is very calm and this is reflected to the steady camera as he speaks clearly. The short film ends with the close up of the business man's face as he tells the employer that he will be seeing the person he killed (by pressing the black button) next, it ends with a loud scream.

This is a very conventional short film, the whole film is based in a bright dream like white room. The ending of the film is a cliff hanger leaving the audience stunned and shocked, this is a main trait of a conventional short film as it emphasis the message of this story is similar to the Black Hole, again with the whole "whatever goes around comes around". Therefore making a successful convtional short film. However, there is a lot of dialogue used within the film which is a unconventional for a short film, this brings out the story further more.