Short film directed and filmed by Spike Jonze
Narrative
- A guy and a girl play copycat with each other from opposite sides of the street, that is, until a slightly abrupt & uncopyable event occurs.
Mise en scene
- Set in a friendly looking place in America
- At the end the scene reverts back to how it was at the start
Sound
- No dialogue although the simple narrative makes it unneeded and unnecessary
- Upbeat music used to make the scenario seem more fun which carries on throughout the short
- Diegetic noises such as a wrapper landing on the floor and a milk carton being opened add to the 'real life' affect
- Diegetic car collision noise emphasises the seriousness of the situation whereas the upbeat, funny music does the opposite
- As the scene reverts back the the way it did at the beginning so does the music
Camera angles and Movement
- Panning shot when a man comes out and shouts at the other guy for leaning on his car
- Over the shoulder shot when the woman is first shown, to show that he is seeing the woman
- Rolling camera used when either of the characters are shown (filmed from the other side of the road) from each other's perspective
Editing
- Short takes when the two characters are mimicking each other
- Sligtly slowed down as car ramps into the air
- The car ramps up another car despite having not nearly enough speed to do so
- The car clearly collides with the guy, smashing the windshield although a few shots later we see the car's windshield is undamaged (probably due to the order in which it was filmed)
- Short takes during the car crash sequence
- Slow motion as the shoe falls from the sky
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