The Fly 

Olly Williams

 The Fly follows a getaway driver for a bank robbery who gets increasingly frustrated with a fly in his car. This short is particularly effective at developing the anxiety and irritation through the use of editing and sound especially, though the performance of Jack Doolan is incredible. 

The creative use of diegetic sound establishes the tension that is so prominent, beginning with the cars engine which is always heard to be running providing a constant rumbling sense of agitation. The buzzing of the fly, the piercing car horn and police sirens all equally add to the drama and discomfort of the film. the absence of non diegetic score also therefore helps the spectator to share in the uneasiness of the protagonist. in this way, the sounds coming from the bank are juxtaposed against the driver's screams, thus highlights just how trivial the protagonists concern with the fly is in comparison to the robbery inside. 

There are lots of short takes in The Fly to signify the restlessness of the protagonist, and the pace of the editing often picks up as the tension rises. For example, just before the air bag explodes there are lots of quick cuts from opposing directions emulating the augmenting stress that finally climaxes as the air bag is released. I hope to experiment with the pace of editing in the same way in my film, as i think it is what makes this short film as entertaining and stimulating as it is by taking the spectator on the same journey as a character. 

The Kuleshov effect is also used regularly in the film, with shots of the protagonist positioned next to shots of the fly, not only emphasising his obsession but their almost playful, nemesis like relationship.  in a way the fly is characterised, or at least externalises the protagonists inner anxiety, which is particularly effective in aligning the spectator with him and his frustration.