4 Short Film Analysis
Wasp Wasp is a social realist film focused around a single mother of four children reconnecting with a man from her past. With Wasp being a social realist film, there are multiple techniques which are typical of that genre which Arnold applies through the short film. For example, the film has clearly been shot on real locations, without the use of sets or green screen, as a whole doing this makes the short film appear to be more realistic, since it is in an area where people similar to the protagonist may actually live. Because the film is on location, there are many long shots of the surrounding area with the buildings and of the sparse nature around; this establishes a sense of community and mundanity, due to it being a fairly common environment in England. Throughout Wasp, Arnold uses other techniques such as the hand held camera and tracking shots, that are standard to the social realist genre, this may make the audience feel as if they're following along the characters, almos