In the short film "High Maintenance" there are two plot twists. The first twist occurs when the wife gets up from eating her food and turns her husband off through a switch on the back of his neck. This plot twist is unexpected as there are no prior hints to firmly say he was a robot. Even though he acts slightly robotic, little eye contact, no facial emotions, we don't actually believe that he is a robot, just an annoyed husband. The film's title also gives us no hint to its genre, leaving the audience surprised when we realise it's a robot themed film.

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  1. Coulsdon Media and FilmOctober 7, 2020 at 5:37 AM

    A good start, Rufus.

    Can you expand upon this with more reference to mise-en-scene, such as the use of music/dialogue/camera angles lighting etc?

    Julian

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