Arrival ( 2016)

Film	Genre
Arrival (2016) Directed by Daniel Montanarini	Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters	Maybe Sci-fi or sudden introduction of something new into an mundane situation/setting
	Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses?	Doesn’t really follow the three act structure as there is no obvious inciting incident Yet it does follow it in the sense of dialogue – develops as she starts to question her decision Resolution is that she decides to keep the baby
	List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation	DIALOGUE -          The ending links back to the beginning with the ‘decaf coffee’- symbolises that she is going to keep the baby     CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT -          Close-ups – audience become more intimate with her & begin to understand her thoughts more clearly   DRAMATIC DEVICES -          Lighting & mise-en-scene tries to create the effect of a train when she is trying to decide what to do – represents moving forward & foreshadow a change in her decision
	How do the microelements of the short film generate preferred & alternate meanings?	Preferred meanings – Train scene represents the idea of the arrival as she has a change of heart & decides to keep the baby   Alternative meaning – Train scene symbolise the characters desire to esvape from the situation and avoid the decision she needs to make