- This short film is mainly a drama based film, with the aspect of comedy thrown in as well, to see the funny side of the events that the main character goes through. Set in a empty work office, and all alone it adds to the mysterious side of the film, but identifies how the worker in which we see does not like his job.
- The comedy side of this film is used very cleverly to show that is someone was given a way of getting things that he wants, he will take it, releasing the greed of a human. The audience know that in that same situation their need for things with the help of something that can get you that is too hard to resist.
- "The Black Hole" is a short and deep tale of greed of human nature. It is impressive how the writers and directors Philip Sansom and Olly Williams were able to make a short of less than 3 minutes running time without any line and succeed in transmitting one of the seven deadly sins ( "Greed") so perfectly and with right dose of humour.
- The use of sound is limited to emphasise the loneliness of the character to which we know, only hearing what he is doing (photocopying, eating, drinking). This makes the film feel more tense as it keeps the audience guessing what any consequence may be from his actions, or just what is going to happen next.
- The room is atmospherically lit with the sodium glow of florescent lighting and we get a real sense of repetition, monotony and a man who is completely bored with his job - on the edge of quitting but with nowhere else to go. Without warning the copier begins to shake and make strange noises, the scanner flashes repeating over and over, but nothing is coming out of the printer.
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