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Amy Willett Shot-by-shot Analysis of Signs (short film) Shot Description Lyrics Length 1 Close up of man laying in his bed without his shirt on A constant beeping sound with piano music in background 8sec 2 Close up of man getting up out of bed Beeping sound continues along with music 2sec 3 Long shot of the man moving the covers off of him and sitting up in bed facing the window Previous sounds continue 6sec 4 Close up of man doing his tie in the mirror, he looks depressed and tired Piano music gets a bit more solemn. Beeping stops 4sec 5 Long shot of man at breakfast table, eating cereal, mood is still very sombre Piano music is still very sad 4sec 6 Long shot, man with others on a train, he is standing with his head down, showing his upset Music continues and the sounds of the train moving are also noticeable 3sec 7 Long shot of man and others on escalator Music continues, there are sounds of other people within the scene 3sec 8 Long shot of a woman that the man has seen, on the other escalator Music and sounds continue 2sec Scene 1: This scene sets the story, and sets the mood of the main character, Jason. He is sad, and unhappy, it is easy to tell because he is slow to get up and the rooms are dark and cold looking. The music is sad and slow. Scene 2: This scene shows the Jason’s journey to work; the mode of transport suggests that he is a normal, office type worker. The mood is still cold, also suggesting that he is not happy about

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Shot-by-shot Analysis of Signs (short film)

Shot Description Lyrics Length1 Close up of man laying in his bed without his

shirt onA constant beeping sound with piano music in background

8sec

2 Close up of man getting up out of bed Beeping sound continues along with music

2sec

3 Long shot of the man moving the covers off of him and sitting up in bed facing the window

Previous sounds continue 6sec

4 Close up of man doing his tie in the mirror, he looks depressed and tired

Piano music gets a bit more solemn. Beeping stops

4sec

5 Long shot of man at breakfast table, eating cereal, mood is still very sombre

Piano music is still very sad 4sec

6 Long shot, man with others on a train, he is standing with his head down, showing his upset

Music continues and the sounds of the train moving are also noticeable

3sec

7 Long shot of man and others on escalator Music continues, there are sounds of other people within the scene

3sec

8 Long shot of a woman that the man has seen, on the other escalator

Music and sounds continue 2sec

9 Close up of the man, he is looking in the direction of the woman, then glances away before looking at her again

Music and sound continues 4sec

10 Medium close up of the man walking through a crowd of people

Music continues, the sound changes to people walking and talking

4sec

11 Long shot of man entering his office and standing still to look at the room

Music continues in the background, and the sounds of phones ringing and typing

4sec

Scene 1: This scene sets the story, and sets the mood of the main character, Jason. He is sad, and unhappy, it is easy to tell because he is slow to get up and the rooms are dark and cold looking. The music is sad and slow.

Scene 2: This scene shows the Jason’s journey to work; the mode of transport suggests that he is a normal, office type worker. The mood is still cold, also suggesting that he is not happy about going to work.

Scene 3: this scene shows another part of Jason’s journey to his workplace, again there are many others in the shot, suggesting he has an ordinary working lifestyle like many others around him. However, by his glances towards the woman, I can see that he could have other things on his mind, such as a relationship.

Scene 4: This is the third and final part of his journey to work, still portraying his unhappiness and average place within the working community.

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take place12 Wide shot of the office, from the man’s point

of view. People are on computers and a woman walks across the shot

Music continues, and office type sounds take place over the top

4sec

13 Close up of the man walking off the shot The music and office sounds continue

2sec

14 Close up of the man sitting at his desk As above 4sec15 Close up of the man, he looks to his left, then

turns back to his deskMusic and office sounds continue

4sec

16 Long shot of the man standing at a printer, looking down at it

Music continues, and the sound of the printer becomes prominent

2sec

17 Extreme close up of the printer, we can see what is being printed out, shot zooms in slowly to get closer

The sound of the printer is slightly louder and the music is still noticeable in the background

3sec

18 Close up of the mans face, showing he is sombre, the shot zooms in slowly again towards him

The music continues, and the sounds of the office are more noticeable

4sec

19 Long shot of the man on a bench looking at a woman eating opposite him

Music continues 3sec

20 Close up of man watching the woman Music continues 2sec21 Medium close up of woman, over the

shoulder shot, she is eating, then looks at himMusic continues 3sec

22 Close up of woman, she walks towards the man, and you see him smiling

Music continues, and can hear the sound of her walking toward him

4sec

23 Long shot, woman walks straight past the man, his face drops

Music continues, the sound of the woman walking can be heard

3sec

24 Long shot, woman puts her rubbish in the bin Same as above 2sec25 Close up of man’s face, he is upset Music continues 3sec26 Wide shot of man sitting on the bench, profile Music continues 3sec27 Wide shot of man sitting on the bench, shows

him from behindMusic continues 3sec

Scene 5: This scene shows us what a normal day at Jason’s workplace consists of. He seems fairly isolated from the other colleagues as he doesn’t speak to them. His mood is still sombre and depressed.

Scene 6: This scene shows more of his daily activities. The image of the copier printing out hundred of the same sheets suggests that it is monotonous, like his life is.

Scene 7: Again, he is looking at a woman, suggesting that he still wants a relationship, or someone to call his own. It is apparent that this is what is making him so down.

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28 Long shot of a boardroom full of people with the ‘manager’ walking past the doorway

Music continues and the managers voice

12sec

29 Medium close up of the man in the boardroom with others, all laughing around him. He then joins in with the laughter, half-heartedly

Music continues, laughter is heard over the top

8sec

30 Medium close up of man walking down the same street as earlier

Music continues 3sec

31 Long shot of a couple kissing on train, with the man sitting behind them

Music continues, sounds of the train moving can be heard

7sec

32 Close up of answer machine Music has stopped, the sound of the answer machine can be heard

3sec

33 Medium close up of man looking at the answer machine

Sound of the man’s mother on the answer machine

6sec

34 Wide shot of the man watching the microwave

Sound of microwave and the answer machine still playing away to itself

3sec

35 Wide shot of man sitting at table, eating Sound of answer machine 8sec36 Long shot of man sitting on his bed, getting

undressedSound of answer machine continues

7sec

37 Long shot of man getting into bed and laying down, he turns off light

Sound of answer machine ends and it is silent, the light clicks as he turns it off

10sec

38 Black out Silence 1sec

39 Long shot of man sitting on the train with others

Music begins again 4sec

40 Close up of man on the escalator Music continues 3sec

41 Close up of man in office at his desk looking at the computer screen

Music continues, office type sounds can be heard

4sec

Scene 8: This scene suggests again, Jason’s isolation from his colleagues as they are all laughing at the ‘managers’ joke and he doesn’t seem to understand it.

Scene 9: This scene shows his journey home, whilst on the train he see’s a couple kissing, which obviously makes him upset.

Scene 10: This scene shows the end of his daily routine, he cooks a microwave meal which makes me think that he doesn’t have the time to cook; it also suggests the need for a woman to help him with these things. The answer phone message is from his parents, they are talking about how they hope he is enjoying his life and how much fun he is having. It is ironic because he feels the complete opposite, he is away from home with no friends and feels alone.

Scene 11: This scene shows his journey to work again, he is still unhappy.

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42 Extreme close up of the mans face looking to one side, out of the window

Music continues, and it lifts slightly, it suggests he is slightly happier

6sec

43 Wide shot of woman at a desk through the window, she is working

Music continues, and stays at a higher pitch

3sec

44 Close up of the mans face from profile, looking at the woman

Music continues 4sec

45 Medium close up of woman at her desk drinking water

Music continues 5sec

Scene 12: This scene shows someone new has entered his life. We can see he is interested in her, because he is staring at her. Later on in this scene she holds up a note saying ‘Take a Photo’, Jason looks embarrassed and awkward, until she holds up a second note saying, ‘I’m Kidding!’ This now shows that they are both interested in one another.