History WebVideo / HitIt

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUWzelfxUs Hit It]]'' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas "Creator/TomSka" Ridgewell, released in November 2012 as Tom's final project for the University of Lincoln. The film was released after going through a re-filming, as the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about £3,500 worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

* CreatorCameo: Not Tom himself, but his famous "dubstep sunglasses" music plays during the fight scene.

* HeroicSuicide: By the end of the film, it's easy to see John's suicide attempt in this light, considering [[spoiler:John was being threatened to turn himself in or have Zoey killed and then have himself be hunted down.]]

* OhCrap: John's reaction when he gets a call from [[spoiler:someone that not only knows about John's string of killings, but about Zoey.]]
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Near the start, we are shown a scene of John doing his daily evening routine. [[spoiler:After we learn that John's a hitman, that same scene is shown again but with more context. For example, what looked like John washing his hands was actually John cleaning the blood off of something.]]

* ShoutOut: Some of the editing in the film is very influenced by ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', namely the yellow captions that appear every now and then describing the scene, and the moment when Zoey and John have their first kisses and 8-bit music starts playing.

->'''Matt''': What are you doing up there?\\
'''John''': Well...I was going to commit suicide.\\
'''Matt''': Oh. (''{{beat}}'') Any chance you could not do that?

-->'''Matt''': How do I even know you're telling the truth?\\
'''John''': You don't.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUWzelfxUs Hit It]]'' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas "Creator/TomSka" Ridgewell, released in November 2012 as Tom's final project for the University of Lincoln. The film was released after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about £3,500 worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

The film opens on a man named John about to jump off a building [[InterruptedSuicide before being stopped by]] [[WideEyedIdealist an optimistic man]] named Matt. After getting John off the ledge, Matt takes him to a bar where John [[HowWeGotHere recounts the full story of how he wound up on that ledge]].

* OnceMoreWithClarity: Near the start, we are shown a scene of John doing his daily evening routine. [[spoiler:After we learn that John's a hitman, that same scene is reshown but repurposed with more context. For example, what looked like John washing his hands was actually John cleaning the blood off of something.]]
* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:One of John's motives for suicide was that he saw that it was BetterToDieThanBeKilled in the sense that Zoey wouldn't have to be brutally murdered.]]

* PeekABangs: Matt has some that cover his left eye.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUWzelfxUs Hit It]]'' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas Ridgewell, better known as Creator/TomSka of ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' fame, released in November 2012 as Tom's final project for the University of Lincoln. The film was released after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about 3,500 pounds worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

The film is based around a man named John about to jump off a building [[InterruptedSuicide but being stopped by]] [[WideEyedIdealist an optimistic man]] ([[spoiler:at least, for the time being]]) named Matt. After getting John off the ledge, Matt takes him to a bar where John [[HowWeGotHere recounts the full story of how he wound up on that ledge]].

* TheDitz: Zoey certainly feels like this at times.
** She somehow thought that Googling just "John" would get her information about John.
** When she demonstrates some Japanese at a dinner date with John, she asks him if he knows any languages. John says "uno, dos linguas" and gets a blank look from her, who didn't know that it was Spanish.

* OhCrap: By both John and likely the viewer when John gets a call from [[spoiler:someone that not only knows about John's string of killings, but knows about Zoey.]]

* ShoutOut: Some of the editing in the film is very influenced by ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', namely the yellow captions that appear every now and then describing the scene, and the moment when Zoey and John have their first kisses and ''8-bit music starts playing''.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:John has a bad habit of doing this at times.]]
** [[spoiler:After shooting the man in the bathroom of the restaurant at his dinner date, John walks up to him and shoots him two more times.]]
** [[spoiler:When John is attacked by a masked assailant, the ensuing fight ends with John shooting the attacker in the stomach not once, not twice, but ''eight'' times.]]

The film is based around a man named John about to jump off a building [[BungledSuicide but being stopped by a]] WideEyedIdealist ([[spoiler:at least, for the time being]]) named Matt. After getting John off the ledge, Matt takes him to a bar where John recounts the full story of how he wound up on that ledge.

* AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler:Near the end of the film, John gets a call from someone who threatens that if John doesn't turn himself in, they will brutally kill Zoey and then hunt down John.]]

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:John's motivation for getting on that ledge in the first place, since he got a call from someone who knew of his work as a hitman, and threatened to kill him and his girlfriend if he didn't turn himself in.]]

* BungledSuicide: What starts the film and the plot.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: After John helps Zoey (who locked herself out) and gets invited in to her place for a drink, she lists the types of choices: "Water, tea...water."

* EpicFail:
** Zoey somehow thought that Googling just "John" would get her information about John.
** When Zoey demonstrates some Japanese at a dinner date with John, she asks him if he knows any languages. John says "uno, dos linguas" and gets a blank look from Zoey, who didn't know immediately that it was Spanish.

* ShoutOut: The yellow captions that appear every now and then describing the scene seem very influenced by ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''. All subtlety is then thrown away when Zoey and John have their first kisses and ''8-bit music starts playing''.

* ThatCameOutWrong: At Zoey and John's first dinner date, John asks Zoey [[ADateWithRosiePalms what she likes to do for pleasure]]. When Zoey starts giggling, John gets the cue to reword his question to what Zoey does in her free time.

* WhenItAllBegan
* WideEyedIdealist: Matt starts off as one, but after [[spoiler:John admits to being a hitman]], his facade crumbles and he gets a harsh reality check.
* YouMonster [=/=] WhatTheHellHero: After [[spoiler:John dwells on his profession as a hitman]], Matt tries talking sense into him and what terrible things he's doing.

-->'''Matt''': What are you doing up there?\\

* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:One of John's motives for suicide was that he saw that it was BetterToDieThanBeKilled in the sense that [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Zoey wouldn't have to be brutally murdered]].]]

* ShoutOut: The yellow captions that appear every now and then describing the scene seem very influenced by ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''.
** All subtlety is thrown away when Zoey and John have their first kisses and ''8-bit music starts playing''.

* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:One of John's motives for suicide was that he saw that it was BetterToDieThanBeKilled in the sense that [[HeartwarmingMoments Zoey wouldn't have to be brutally murdered]].]]

'''''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUWzelfxUs Hit It]]''''' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas Ridgewell, better known as Creator/TomSka of ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' fame, released in November 2012 as Tom's final project for the University of Lincoln. The film was released after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about 3,500 pounds worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

* CaptainOblivious: Throughout the date montage, Zoey is ''horrendously'' unaware of John's [[spoiler:killings]], apparently with one date having [[spoiler:John kissing her ''while shooting someone at the same time'']]. One has to wonder if she's hard at hearing.

'''''Hit It''''' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas Ridgewell, better known as Creator/TomSka of ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' fame, released in November 2012 as Tom's final project for the University of Lincoln. The film was released after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about 3,500 pounds worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

'''''Hit It''''' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed and co-written by Thomas Ridgewell, better known as Creator/TomSka of ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' fame, released in November 2012 after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about 3,500 pounds worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

'''''Hit It''''' is a 24-minute ShortFilm directed by Thomas Ridgewell, better known as Creator/TomSka of ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' fame, released in November 2012 after going through a re-filming after the original version was lost [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdVmLb-lQp4 alongside about 3,500 pounds worth of stuff that was in a bag Tom left on a train]].

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: After John helps Zoey (who locked herself out) and gets invited in to her place for a drink, she lists the types of choices: "Water, tea...water."

* AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler:Near the end of the film, John gets a call from someone who threatens to brutally kill Zoey if he does not turn himself in.]]