- The opening title for the animation looks old and is in a 'hand drawn' style - the creases and tanned effect on the paper could almost lead the viewer to believe the rest of the animation will be in this style; making the following reveal of the first character in all his colourful, shiny glory even more captivating for the audience.
-The only use of sound is from the instruments & a few sound effects (footsteps, crashing, coin clinking, water splashes etc) making the audience concentrate on the characters expressions/body movements.
-The back drop/setting for the animation is fairly simple, and the pastel colouring really makes the character designs stand out more and doesn't distract from the main focus/story.
-There appears to be only three characters in the whole animation (there IS another character, but they are 'unseen' and merely drop something into shot)
-There are brief moments of POV change (most notably from the first one-man-band character when we see through his eyes - looking at his money tin and then as he scans the scene for someone to play for - thus introducing us to the second character of the little girl)
There are also changes to the little girl's POV throughout the animation- for example when she's looking from one one-man-band to the other, which quickens as the tension grows in the music (the fast movement from her quick view changes really adds to the excitement of the scene)
Most of the time though the camera seems to be using an objective angle - allowing the audience to feel they are on the sidelines, though 'safe' from the action.
- There's a nice wide shot in the animations where the camera zooms out to encompass all the characters - on a personal note it almost felt like the animators were trying to show the distance between the two competing one-man-bands and how the little girl was stuck between them (almost making the town square seem like a battle field)
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