Prey from BDC on Vimeo.

I thought Prey was an effecive short film.Following the codes and conventions of other shorts, it is less genre specific and is shot in a documetnary style- featuring a main protagonist and her story. It also managaes to raise awareness on a growing issue about illegal cabs.

The mise-en-scene gives off a good vibe as the character is quite upbeat and has smudged makeup as if she had a good night out. However it becomes clear through the change in her tone and use of cutaways as flashbacks that everything isn't as it seems.

The use of camera movement in this short film is prominent as the camera is static when on the protagonist. It isn't until she reveals the bruise herself that the audience are able to see the full extent to what happened.