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Shot: The shakey hand shot that makes it known that it is a POV shot

Mise-en-Scene: The lighting and colors of the film really show us how Greenwood feels. He is always in dark colors and as the film goes on more bright colors start to surround him.

Sound: The sound of his inside thoughts overlapping when he is about to meet Ellie, we can tell that he is nervous and stressed to meet her but also excited.

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Sound: the man’s overwhelming thoughts in his head

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Sound: somewhere in the beginning/middle you hear sad theme piano music

Shot: very close-up scene of the character, Greenwood, lower half face

Also above angle of camera to show pictures of ASL book

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During the beginning of the scene, the character looks into the camera often, and it occurs a few times afterwards during the scene also.

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Lauren

Shot: him lying in bed waiting for message from ellie

Misc-en-scene: main character, pillow, bedding

Sound: silence until the sudden notification sound from a message from ellie

Editing: still shot with dark colors to show the somberness of him waiting to hear back from ellie

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sound: when he was going to meet the girl, his voice repeated over and over again creating an overwhelming effect.

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The thoughts that are flooding the man’s head

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Sound: the voice on the phone saying “your call is important is us” after the main character tied to pay his bills but was hung up on because of his stutter

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I liked the shot where he is separated from the girl and abusive ex, visually separated by the bus stop sign to represent how he stays to himself and doesn’t talk to anyone, but then he crosses over the line to help protect the women, showing a kind of transformation.

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The director did a lot of close up shots on the main actor’s face which helped to visually capture his emotions as the film went on.

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Shot: Close up of characters face, specifically his mouth

Mise-En-Scene: You can see a very close shot of the main characters mouth, no other visuals are really present

Sound: The character is clearly stuttering, struggling to get a sentence together. There are multiple cuts which simply add to the frustration for the character and audience

Editing: There are short slices with multiple cuts of him stuttering and consistently not being able to say a word. The intensity is present through the close up, and the quick cuts, which add to the frustration for the main character

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Close ups on his face when there is several voices playing in his head

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Sound: Self-thought throughout reveals development.

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The overwhelming display of thoughts in his head through sound gives the viewer an insight to how he is feeling about meeting El and other tasks that are overwhelming him.

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Brooke

Shot: The color of the film went from cooler to warmer blue and orange tones. The handheld shot was to see what the main character sees.

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Shot: him walking to meet her

Mise en scène: him walking/ him on the bus

Sound: thoughts running through his head of what he’s going to say stuttering

Editing: overwhelming, fast moving

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Shot: an overwhelming amount of noise (music, breathing, talking, stuttering, yelling, etc.) all at once to create a feeling of chaos and panic

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Sound: the overthinking and climatic noises building up to an overwhelming degree before something happens and then silence.

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shot: him typing on the computer w his online friend

sound: clicking typing noises of a keyboard

Editing: it focuses on him and the keyboard it goes back and forth to show different povs

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Shot: When Greenwood meets Ellie, the colors surrounding them are predominantly orange and yellow. This contrasts with the color of their clothes which are blue.

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A common shot used within the short film was a shoulder shot of his looking straight, to me help the audience connect with him and often showed how nervous and uncomfortable he was until the final shot were the viewers see him smile at finding someone who understands him

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Shot: Eye Level Shot

Mise en Scene: The main character was looking at the abusive boyfriend before getting attacked

Sound: Intensifying music and loud voice from the boyfriend.

Editing: Screen turns dark and now the guy has a bandaged nose.

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The main character faked being deaf so he wouldnt have to stutter while giving directions to a stranger, the shot then immediately shows him giving full and clear directions in his head  

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The main character faked being deaf so he wouldnt have to stutter while giving directions to a stranger, the shot then immediately shows him giving full and clear directions in his head  

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Shot: Close up shots on more intense or stressful scenes, and use of wide shots to establish the settings

Mise en scene: Use of props like the notebook to show he cares about practice his speech

Sound: Monologues to help establish his character and show his anxieties and fears of speaking out loud to people

Editing: use of cuts to help intensify scenes or switch pov’s of different characters

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shot: when the couple fights

mise en scene: dim lighting, camera switches from him worried to the couple fighting

sound: him repeating vowels and sounds and in his head while the man yells

editing: shaking camera and multiple headshots to convey the idea of him thinking and feeling uneasy

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shot: the moment they lock eyes when they meet in person

mis en scene: Hazy lights around her, everything else out of focus except for their faces

sound: V.O. of him finishing off saying the alphabet, music cuts, dead silence

editing: cut back and forth between their gazes

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Shot: When she told him she was in London

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Shot: when Greenwood meets Ellie in person

Mise-en-Scene: there are close up shots of both them, with dim lighting but still a light-hearted ambience.

Sound: they don’t say anything for a while as they stare at each other

Editing: the editing goes back and forth between each other showing how each one reacts to the others body language

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Shot: Finding out she is deaf

Mise-en-scene: shakey camera, can see restaurant, balanced space of her and the guy approaching

Sound: overlay of his inner thoughts and music mix

Editing: ends on Z of alphabet to calm himself when he sees her

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Shot : the overhead shot of Greenwood practicing sign language

Mise-en-scene : sign language practice book underneath his hands practicing, more books to the side, warm lighting, other things assorted on the table

Sound : calming music, hands made sounds when making signs

Editing: very still and interesting shot, cuts from him practicing to just the movements of his hands

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Shot: Side shot with him and his Dad both on screen- shows that his dad understands him

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Editing: As the stutterer was heading to the meetup, more and more thoughts kept popping up in his head, and they started from confidence to being more nervous.

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shot: final scene between greenwood and ellie; POV shot of ellie.

mise-en-scene: the moment greenwood realizes that ellie is deaf and the moment she notices him which is the catalyst towards their relationship.

sound: greenwood's internal monologue or soliloquy slows down and stops overlapping.

editing: the camera is not standard and in once place, it's moving to show it's from greenwood's pov. the lighting also becomes more warm and vibrant when he realizes he doesn't not need to worry.

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Editing and sound: Greenwood walks to meet Ellie, his mind races with the digetic sound of his voice, and while this is all happening chaotic jump cuts are used to convey the intensity and page of the moment. This shows how unsure and all over the place Greenwood is in this moment as he is nervously about to meet Ellie.

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sound: saying his alphabet in the last scene while the background music layers behind

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Not everyone has the ability to speak in their head internal dialogue is not a universal skill and not everyone is aware of this and I have even heard of people who don’t have these internal dialogues dropping series or movies because they view the ability as to outlandish from what have seen most are unaware the other group exist and its interesting how many movies and shows include it

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Shot: Greenwood playing a game with his dad and trying to speak

Mise-en-Scene: Greenwood, his dad, backyard/grass, table, chairs, game on the table

Sound: it was fairly silent except for when Greenwood goes to speak which shows the importance of that moment

Editing: a lot of cuts back and forth between showing the dad and showing Greenwood to see how both parties are handling the situation

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Shot: when he stares at people and analyses them and their attributes in his head. shows how many thoughts he has and how not being able to communicate is a barrier to actually being able to get to know someone personally.

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Shot: when he stares at people and analyses them and their attributes in his head. shows how many thoughts he has and how not being able to communicate is a barrier to actually being able to get to know someone personally.

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Shot: First scene - The opening shot of his mouth

Mise-en-Scene: Main character, focuses on his lips

Sound: The main character stuttering and the phone in the background at the end hanging up towards the end

Editing: Cuts from the close up to him on the phone continuing to try to contact a customer service representative for a bill

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sound: keyboard clicking when texting on his computer, silence when waiting for the response

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Shot: When Greenwood is on the side of the street, a lady comes up to him and asks for directions. Instinctively, he signs to her appearing to be deaf. After she realizes he is “deaf” she apologizes and leaves.

Sound: (Non-diegetic) After the lady leaves, we hear Greenwood tell her the directions clearly in his head, showing how he wishes he could do the same outwardly.

Editing: The zoom in on Greenwood’s face shows the emotions he is feeling.

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Shot: The main character and older man playing checkers(?)

Mise-en-scene: Bright sunny day outside, isolation of the two characters and the game.

Sound: almost complete silence besides the main character’s stutter, emphasizing the moment and representing a quiet safe place.

Editing: Edited to focus on the players separated by the game with each character on opposite ends of the frame, the game itself, and the main character’s mouth when speaking.

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Shot: after the verbal altercation, we see it cut to him with his nose patched up.

Shows there was a fight

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Shot: When he is walking to meet Ellie and thinking about what he wants to say to her.

Mise-en-scene: It’s an eye level shot of him walking to personalize his experience.

Sound: His thoughts are overlaying to show the audience his scrambled overthinking as he prepares to meet Ellie.

Editing: It’s a shallow focused shot with dark lighting to show the buildup and suspense leading to their meeting.