The short film "Soft" depicts gang violence in a working-class neighborhood through the use of various camera shots and costumes. It uses a point-of-view shot to give the audience an intimate view of the main character's experiences and feelings. Aerial shots establish the setting as a working-class area where trouble may occur. Close-up shots emphasize characters' facial expressions to convey their emotions, such as after being beaten up. The gang members dress in "chavvy" tracksuits to distinguish themselves from others, while the father's suit marks him as a target due to being of a higher class than most in the town.

1. SOFT

2. Soft is a short film about gangs in a working
class area. The genre of Soft is clearly social
realism as it shows things that happen in
society today and happens to people and
families all the time. I decided to analysis this
as it has won many awards and it is a clear and
accurate example to help us to make sure film
looks and stands out as much as Soft does.

3. During the short film, the
director used many
different camera shots.
Simon Ellis uses a Point of
View shot. This allows the
actor to have the camera in
his hands and the audience
can see exactly what the
character is seeing. This is
effective as it gives you an
extract view of what the
character is feeling and can
help the audience to
connect with the character
to see how they are viewing
the situation.

4. The aerial shot used at the beginning of the film
shows the whole road which shows where the scene is
being set. This is a crucial part of the film as it shows
us that the setting is in working class area and that
some trouble is going to be caused.
The two shot shows the dad and the son
having a conversation about the gang that
is outside their house. It shows the
emotions that the characters have and are
showing towards each other.
The film also uses close up shots. This draws the
audience the characters face and makes you
emphasis what the character is feeling; in the
short film it shows the main characters facial
expression after he gets beaten up.

5. The costumes are based on what those types of people
would wear in our society.
The gang are wearing what would be known as ‘chavvy’
clothes and this makes the stand out from the rest of
society as they way they dress is unusual and they mainly
wear matching tracksuits. Thus they are very easy to
distinguish what ‘group’ they belong too.
The father is wearing a suit, which is typical in for an
everyday business man. However, this makes him stand
out in the town as he is seen to be a class up from the
rest of the people that live in the town. This makes him an
easy target for the ‘chavs’ as there is more people like
them who will back them up, rather for the father who is
probably one of only a couple of people in the town who
have a proper job.