‘Post-It Love’ Analysis
The opening shot of ‘Post-It Love’ is an establishing shot of the office; the shot is shown from a picture in the office of where they work. From the establishing shot, the camera switches to another shot of a close up of the woman this shows her facial expressions of her working in the office and how she feels about it in that moment of time. The focus of the close up is a shallow focus that is focused in her face and her background being blurred out, this creates more focus for the audience on the woman. In addition we know the woman is working in a office as there is a sound bridge of the printer from the establishing shot to the opening shot, this sets the setting of the short film also the layout of the lighting in the background also suggests the setting is in a office. The clothing the woman is wearing links to the technical code of mise en scene as it is her costume, suggests she is a very innocent and quite girl as well as clean. The reason for this is her shirt is buttoned up all the way to the top and her hair is pinned back neatly with a small pink clip which also symbolizes innocence. In addition the make up on the woman is very minimal which also suggests how pure and naive.
The next shot is a cut into a close up shot and a birds eye view of the woman photocopying, as she is photocopying the camera is then crabbing towards the left side which is of the man doing exactly the same thing which is him photocopying. The director is trying to create a mirror image with the woman and the man, this symbolizes just how alike both of the characters are in the short film. In this shot there is also a sound bridge used to show the connection and the link between both of the characters as the sound of the photocopier guides us to the man who is also photocopying.
From the birds eye view shot of what both characters are doing, the director then takes us into a medium long shot which gives us a clear view on both of the characters and what they are wearing as well as the similarity of there surroundings. The mise en scene shown in this shot is both of the characters clothing, they are both wearing very smart pieces of clothing for example from the shot you can see the man is wearing a grey suit and the woman has a shirt and a skirt on, this is in contrast with the setting as the clothing makes it more clear what there environment is like. In addition from the shot you can see the girl has pink tights on, this symbolizes her as being creative and quirky. Also this whole shot shows just how similar both of the characters are, in the shot both characters are doing each movement and action at the same time this shows the connection between the characters and also shows how the characters have something in common.
From the medium long shot of both characters, the camera transitions into a shallow focus of the mans face being focused on and the woman being blurred out, this creates a more focus on the man for the viewers so they only focus on him as it is a reaction shot of his feelings which is feeling surprised when he looks at the woman. After both characters make eye contact the woman is then in shallow focus as now the director is trying to show the audience the reaction shot of the woman by blurring the man out in the background, the reaction shot of her shows how she is intrigued by the man and starts to smile. This shot also shows the beginning of the characters new relationship as the reaction shots both give an insight to the audience how each character feel about each other.
From this previous shot there is a jump cut into a establishing shot of the office from a desk, we know this desk belongs to the man as after a few seconds of the establishing shot, the man walks in and sits at his desk. This just shows the audience where the next shot is going to be set. As the man sits down a medium long shot is used to show a reaction shot of his facial expression when he sees the note which shows he was very confused by who the note was from. throughout the scene there is the use of shallow focus for example when he is on his chair and wheeling backwards to see who sent the note and you see as he is looking around he is in more focus than the background, this is showing in more focus his facial expressions and how he is trying to figure out who sent it to him. Another example of the use of shallow focus is when he knows the lady sent the note which he then goes back to his desk and is a shallow focus on him smiling as well as thinking on what to create for her.
Throughout the whole short film the director uses the same diegetic sound which is also a sound bridge for each shot as it links them all together as well as synchronous as the song fits well with the short film this is because it is very playful and quirky which defines the relationship that is going on between the two characters.As this is a short film the director is trying to fit as many different types of editing techniques to make the short film effective for their audience.
The director also uses the technique graphic edit this is done when the lady walks into the room and as she turns the light on by pulling the string, the man creates a picture on the wall using the post sticks to create a flower which she is holding onto, this is a clear shot on how graphic edit is used in a short film.
From the birds eye view shot of what both characters are doing, the director then takes us into a medium long shot which gives us a clear view on both of the characters and what they are wearing as well as the similarity of there surroundings. The mise en scene shown in this shot is both of the characters clothing, they are both wearing very smart pieces of clothing for example from the shot you can see the man is wearing a grey suit and the woman has a shirt and a skirt on, this is in contrast with the setting as the clothing makes it more clear what there environment is like. In addition from the shot you can see the girl has pink tights on, this symbolizes her as being creative and quirky. Also this whole shot shows just how similar both of the characters are, in the shot both characters are doing each movement and action at the same time this shows the connection between the characters and also shows how the characters have something in common.
From the medium long shot of both characters, the camera transitions into a shallow focus of the mans face being focused on and the woman being blurred out, this creates a more focus on the man for the viewers so they only focus on him as it is a reaction shot of his feelings which is feeling surprised when he looks at the woman. After both characters make eye contact the woman is then in shallow focus as now the director is trying to show the audience the reaction shot of the woman by blurring the man out in the background, the reaction shot of her shows how she is intrigued by the man and starts to smile. This shot also shows the beginning of the characters new relationship as the reaction shots both give an insight to the audience how each character feel about each other.
From this previous shot there is a jump cut into a establishing shot of the office from a desk, we know this desk belongs to the man as after a few seconds of the establishing shot, the man walks in and sits at his desk. This just shows the audience where the next shot is going to be set. As the man sits down a medium long shot is used to show a reaction shot of his facial expression when he sees the note which shows he was very confused by who the note was from. throughout the scene there is the use of shallow focus for example when he is on his chair and wheeling backwards to see who sent the note and you see as he is looking around he is in more focus than the background, this is showing in more focus his facial expressions and how he is trying to figure out who sent it to him. Another example of the use of shallow focus is when he knows the lady sent the note which he then goes back to his desk and is a shallow focus on him smiling as well as thinking on what to create for her.
Throughout the whole short film the director uses the same diegetic sound which is also a sound bridge for each shot as it links them all together as well as synchronous as the song fits well with the short film this is because it is very playful and quirky which defines the relationship that is going on between the two characters.As this is a short film the director is trying to fit as many different types of editing techniques to make the short film effective for their audience.
The director also uses the technique graphic edit this is done when the lady walks into the room and as she turns the light on by pulling the string, the man creates a picture on the wall using the post sticks to create a flower which she is holding onto, this is a clear shot on how graphic edit is used in a short film.
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