Short Film Analysis - Tick Tock

Tick Tock - Campus Film Fest
Length - 5:00

Camerawork 

The opening shot of the clock moving backwards immediately clues the audience into the nature of the piece and the ticking of the clock links into the central theme of the piece that being what do you do when you are running out of time 

Overall the camerawork has a beautiful ascetic and the continuous shot is highly effective at increasing the tension in the scene while also giving a sense of the viewer literally flying back through time 

Editing 
The titles that randomly appear throughout the piece are unfortunately the weakest part of the piece as they don't really have much connection or explanation other than the significance that a viewer can give them and so after several viewings they do become quiet interesting initially they are more distracting and annoying than actually effective. 

The titles are nessacary as they are speaking a foreign language and because they are speaking in reverse and these work very well and the font matches the style of the film
 
Sound
The single sound track throughout is highly effective at building the emotional tension of the piece as well as matching the pace of the camera work and it transitions between build up and full score at the right moments

The use of sound effects such as the ticking clock, heartbeat and the distortion on the vocals are also very effective in particular a moment where the mans heartbeat which can be heard throughout the majority of the piece slowly fades and is replaced by the ticking of the clock which brings the piece full circle in a very satisfying way. 

Narrative
The reverse narrative of the piece is an interesting twist on a normal narrative twist and there are some moments when the sequences work fantastically well (such as the scene in which he runs across the field back to his dorm). However there are a couple of moments when the dialogue is difficult to comprehend due to its reverse nature and the opening twist removes some of the drama from the piece as a whole and would have been better placed towards the end of the film