This short film starts out a close up of the main character asking for a promotion. His costume and hair give away that he may be a bit of a loser and push over. He is wearing a washed out shirt and comedic patterned tie with a very out of date hairstyle. Also the fact that his boss laughs when he asks for the promotion says that he isn't very accomplished or lucky. We can also see that he works in an office due to the long shot when he leaves the room as there are many props giving that away. He then talks to a female work college and gets shouted at then he gets the door shut in his face when he goes for lunch. His body language tells us that he is shy as he has his hands in his pockets and looks down a lot.
When he enters the sandwich shop the lighting changes to a very yellowy tone and it is very hazy. This conveys the view that is is not used much and is old and has been around a while. However the fact that it has remained open yet being so quiet and run down is a mystery. When he walks in the non-diegetic music changes to a magical kind of tune. There are also a lot of comical over loud Foley effects such as the creaky door and spreading the mustard on the roll. A point of view shot shows us what the shop looks like on the inside, and all the props and their composition in the frame tell us it is not somewhere you would really want to buy a sandwich but as we know his character we know he is a push over. We then see the sandwich maker. His costume really gives us an insight into what he is like. HE is wearing a dirty out of date uniform with a hat to small fro him which is also filthy. His facial expression all scrunched up and intimidating and he is hunched over the "making station". The lighting behind his counter is very dark and resembles a lair or little den. When he starts to make the sandwich the non-diegetic music gets a little louder and turns very magical and childish. The sequence is similar to a scene where a witch would cast a spell. This is giving us a taste of whats to come.It then cuts back to him in the office eating his sandwich, the diegetic sound has gone back to phones ringing and typing. Also the lighting has got more dingy and depressing. When he bites into the sandwich there is two different heightened Foley effects, the first being the bite sound and the second being a magical twinkle sort of noise. These effects are much louder which makes them comical and extenuated. After he realizes that taking a bite of the sandwich takes you back in time the sound is used so cleverly to convey his different emotions. It changes every time he looks in a different direction or thinks something. His body language changes instantly and as does his facial expressions. Also with the sound changing, the editing pace quickly picks up as well. It gets very fast pace witch I think is also conveying his emotions changing.
There is then a montage of outrageous things he has done throughout the day due to him being able to go back in time this is done through jump cuts. The non-diegetic sound picks up, becomes louder and one long track. This is very upbeat and funky and is accompanied by diagetic sound also. Throughout this montage he becomes more and more undressed as he is getting more wild and unlike his usual self.
Things soon get out of hand and he realizes that he has gone to far and after a turn of events returns to the office back with the dingy lighting. He then laughs to himself but things are not quite as he has left it and its his fault. There is a close up of his face and it goes back to his depressed and concerned usual self.
Good Kate, an interesting film.
ReplyDeleteGod analysis - level 3.
As stated above, just work on the composition of your posts.