Tuesday, 9 September 2014

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

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