Short films Textual Analysis (Research)

This short film is about two office workers who likes each other and would do anything to show it.



The buildings shown which looks like a council estate at the begining of the film shows the location where the film was set, the tittle of the film was also written at the top left corner of the picture of the buildings. It was set in an office which is usually a place of work people go during the day, giving itthe lightning of a broad daylight. The day light makes everything plane and transparent.

Camera

The camera pans from right to left showing two different workin area of the office. Her facial expression was shown in a close-up shot after the man looked at her. The man sitting at his desk in a mid shot making the audience realise his reaction to the card the lady made for him and to emphasis that other workers around him are doing their work and not messing about. The film maker used a particular framming to inform the audience the man is in the toilet, showing toilet doors, and standing in front of a mirror being the only place there could be a mirror in an office,which was made known to the viewer when he looked backward at what is on the door. The use of extreme close-up shows the viewers a deeper expression of her inner feeling which is commonly seen through the eyes. A tracking shot of the lady walking through the offices gives certain information about the lady up to something.

Sound

Sound track is the only type of sound used in the film. The pace of the sound track changes at different stages to put the audience in a certain mood of thecharacters action. 

Mise-en-scene

The man wearing a suit which is a usual dressing code of a male office worker, informing the audience they are in the normal working hours.The  lady is wearing a pink leggings and a pink hair clip which shows a typical stereotype of a female. The lady used a blue cardboard which is known as a stereotypical colour for men with a pink smiley face on it which shows her emotion to the man. The cars parked close to the buildings shows they are upper class having a good job in an office and nice cars. The setting of the office tells they are a very busy company and they have a lot of work at hand to do.

Editing

The camera cuts from a close shot of the man making copies to a long shot letting the audience aware they are working next to each other. A quick cut of the lady speedily moving back to her desk after she notices the man saw the smiley face she put on his desk makes the audience know she is shocked. The camera cut audience from looking deep in her eyes to a paspective view of her turning on the light which makes it look as if she is holding a flower.

Representation

The second time she uses blue sticky papers to make a thinking symbol with a pink love inside, it is directed towards his head when it is seen from the mirror showing him she knows he has a feeling for her. Blue being a stereotypical colour for men represents the man being bigger with her love inside him represented by the pink love inbetween the blue thinking sign. different clours used like yellow, blue and pink represents passion and love.

After watching this short film, i think it is a way of expressing their feelings to each other, maybe bacause they are shy. They did every possible way they could using the resources they have with them to show their love, this tells the audience they can express their feeling in any way or form.