The Arrival- Short Film (Post 1)

The Arrival

Mise en scene:

Props- Door is used to emphasise the weather, suggests to the audience that it is cold due to the windows being frosted. Which is then highlighted this when the waiter closes the door, reinforces that it’s chilly and their is a draft coming through the door. Therefore, making him shutting it, letting the audience question whether it is winter.

Costume- The lady is seen to be wearing a scarf and coat, this carries on with the theme of winter as it symbolises that the weather is icy cold. Another prop that is used is coffee. This is used at the beginning to help calm her nerves and stress levels, however at the end she orders a decaf as if she’s settled into the idea of having her own child. She isn’t as nervous, knows it will be hard but liking the idea.

Setting and lighting- located in a cafe, which is a little dark, telling the audience that there is no sun therefore no warmth. The lighting is important to emphasise the weather.

Editing:

An editing technique that was used was zoom. As she spilt her drink from being distracted from the baby in the pram she zones out. The camera then slowly zooms into her onto a close up, this informs the audience that she is not focused on what she’s doing. The zoom also appears to give the effect that she’s easing up on the idea of having a baby. Going through the genders and wondering what it’s going to look like.

Sound:

You are able to hear the wind from outside, highlighting the temperature is below average and the wind is making the cold very sharp.

The sound that is provided with the short film is a non diegetic dialogue as the audience can hear everything she’s saying in her head after she’s ordered but the people in the film are not able to hear her. We as an audience may recognise that she is an indecisive person but most likely she’s nervous as it is shown by how she plays with her hands.

When revealing this she repeatedly tries to talk her way through a conversation that she’s about to have with someone. Who we can gather is an ex boyfriend or a one night stand, this is because she’s doing it in an open area. If it were her boyfriend she would most likely do it somewhere private like at her house and she would be this nervous to tell him.

The camera is positioned behind the door, which is a wide shot, this seems to be consistent throughout the short film. This camera shot allowed the audience to know that she was on her own when she came in and is waiting for someone.