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Amy Willett
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.