Digital Dude

Staged in mid-air, Digital Dude is a short film created by Pascal Miller at Supinfocom Valenciennes that is prone to collisions. It features a character that enters into conflict due to the use of (and addiction to) digital devices.

Digital Dude relies heavily on the use of directions to create a consistent space for the audience. It uses a number of full or medium shots, which are employed to show the character interacting with the devices and to transmit his expression, as well as to play with off-screen space and build surprise, not letting the viewer see which obstacles are approaching. Wider shots are used to show how the character navigates the environment. Music acts at some point as an element to introduce danger.

Towards the end of the short (1m05) a close-up rear shot showing the character’s hand and head in combination with the environment is used to transmit information to the spectators (and its likely consequences) before the character finds about it.

There’s special emphasis in depicting the impression of flying, which is transmitted both through the fluid animation of the hang glider in the wide shots as well as through the background and character’s movements in the closer ones.