


Medium shots and close-ups are employed frequently to transmit the expressions and emotional changes of the character. When the office worker enters the room where the safe is located, visual rhythm increases, with more frequent use of camera moves, in line with the character’s excitement as he steals the money from the safe. Visual rhythm in the short is handled mostly through fast cutting and motion within the frame. The excitement brought by the discovery of the supernatural element leads the main character to become more energetic and expressive.

The Black Hole uses desaturated colors to transmit the emotional state of the office worker and his dull, repetitive job, as does his initial performance and characterization. An unexpected plot point gives the directors a great setup to test and play with the behavior of an office worker (performed by Napoleon Ryan) while he is left alone and unobserved. The film is staged in an office environment and features one character with an external conflict. The Black Hole is a short film directed by Olly Williams and Phil Sansom that offers a portrait of temptation and greed from a humorous point of view.
