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The Fly

 The fly is a comedic short film that plays with the idea of karmic revenge, showing a get away driver waiting in the car while the bank robbery happens. He becomes overly sensitive to a fly in his car, causing him to lash out which ends up backfiring catastrophically. 


The first close up of the fly emphasises how his focus is unnecessarily on the fly showing how on edge he is. 


The fact that he is a tough looking guy and doing a very important job, creates irony for the fact that something as small as a fly can ruin it. The effect of the close ups on his face and his hands on the wheel allows the audience to feel his unease. 




We are just shown the ominous locked doors of the bank, but we can hear the sounds of the bank robbery taking place. The use of diegetic sound for example gun shots and screams allows us to know that there is a bank robbery taking place without having to show us anything. 

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