An old man breaks into a battery factory. In a world running short of energy, a security robot turns a desperate errand into a fight for survival.
DIRECTED BY
Hjalti Hjálmarsson
RUNNING TIME
4:23 including credits
Industrial threat and violence.
PROGRAMME NOTES
The strongest contrast is between the vulnerable body and the industrial environment around it. Heavy surfaces, cramped spaces and a cold palette make the factory feel hostile before the action begins. The short format gives the confrontation urgency: the film has to establish a place, a need and a threat almost at once. Watch how small gestures carry character in the middle of the machinery.
A progression study by Rik Schutte. Compare the broad intention of the movement with the details that make the final character feel present.
A matte progression by Andy Goralczyk. Watch the environment gain depth, atmosphere and a direction for the eye.