Short Film Analysis: Post It

Title: Post It
Director: Michael Evans (Youtube)

	Technique	Effect(Analysis)
Camera	·         Opens with scene of males lead travelling to bus stop – Long Mid shot ·         Soft focus on foreground ·         Close-Up on majority of post-it notes used during post scene	·         Focus lets the audience pay further attention to the characters and their actions ·         Close-up on post-its emphasise the characters being ‘good people’ making the audience feel at ease, feel good film
Editing	·         Slow paced cuts between characters ·         Use of montage to hand out the post-its	·         Slow paced cuts created a relaxed feel to the film, allowing the audience to be at peace ·         Montage – making a series of good deeds reflects the happy and positive side that film film wishes to convey
Sound	·         Upbeat happy music plays from start of montage – Cheerful ·         Man’s dialog is slightly broken	·         The use of cheerful happy music creates the idea of how the film is supposed to lift spirits, to show the audience is not all doom and gloom
Mis-en-scene	·         Lighting – Sunny day, bright colours ·         Costume – All characters are wearing bright outfits, all casual clothing ·         Props – Use of the initial box and the Post-Its	·         Use of bright lighting/ sunny atmosphere again adds to the idea of a feel good film, wants to make the audience feel better about themselves ·         Costumes are all bright yet normal everyday clothing to add a sense of realism to the film, to allow the audience to relate to the films characters
Titles	·         Post-It notes used for displaying minor titles ·         Serif font ·         Text is drawn on ·         Movie title is an overlay ·         Credits roll in at end on black screen	·         Use of post it notes when displaying titles creates the theme for the film, allowing the flow of the film to be more fluid ·         Having only the movie title as an overlay creates the idea that the messages behind the film are more important than the name