Bait, directed by Tom Shankland is a short film about the pressures poverty puts on relationships. It tells the story of hardship and love and how love wins in every situation. The script was developed through Shankland's personal experience of being in a much similar situation at King's Cross Station.
An establishing shot sets the scene in what appears to be a small council flat emphasising the lack of money the duo has. this is further emphasised through the disappointment portrayed through Clint's father after being unsuccessful in a job interview. Here, we can see Clint making sandwiches for both himself and his father showing the independence he has to deal with at such an early age. As it is only Clint and his father around, in my opinions he's learnt how to look after himself as a way of helping his struggling father get through life. A low angle shot is used to show Clint looking up to his father suggesting that he is proud of him and looks up to his father as a role model. The camera then cuts from an interior shot inside the flat to an exterior shot of the couple getting onto the bus which represents the movement in time. The setting then moves to a run down market/ cafe environment which emphasises their lack of money as they can't afford to go to a more up market place. Whilst in the cafe, the father asks the cafe worker "How much is a plain biscuit?" again emphasising the poor family as he is trying to find the cheapest option available.
Sinister music is used when the tramp enters the cafe as a way of allowing the audience to get an insight into what will happen. The type of music used here foreshadows the fact that the tramp will more than likely do something immoral involving young Clint. He is shown to be a threating character. Following this, the camera pans to view the empty cafe showing the passing of time. The camera then cuts to view Clint's father coming out of the amusement centre where he had a job interview with a disappointed attitude suggesting that he didnt get the job he was after as he uses very heavy movements as he makes his way to the cafe to retrieve his son.
After realising who stole Clint's bate box, his father goes out to confront him but ends up breaking down, overcome with emotion and ends up confiding in the tramp. Following this, an eye level point of view shot is used to show how the boy is seeing his father at this emotional time.
