Echo (2011)

Film	Genre
Echo (2011) directed by Lewis Arnold	Expectations What are you expecting to see in the film in terms of narrative & characters	Science Fiction with Aliens or robots Family film/child-friendly with a happy ending
	Does the short film follow the three act structure? If not what does it uses?	Act 1 – hooks attention with the phone call Act 2 – caught in a web of lies- point of no return Doesn’t follow Act 3 as there is no resolution – it just continues
	List three momenta where the drama of the short film stands out. Make reference to microelements & representation	DIALOGUE -          Phone call script – very natural & believable performance – matched well with the Vérité  style of filming and the bleak cinematography   CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT -          Close-ups of her face (cinematography)& the cigarette (mise-en-scene) lighter – helps show her addiction in a natural not obvious manner- more effective   DRAMATIC DEVICES -          Slow motion is a red herring when the brother is walking dangerously close to a car – yet nothing happens
	How do the microelements of the short film generate preferred & alternate meanings?	Preferred meanings - Lack of sound = loneliness   Alternative meaning – Lack of sound = secrecy & lies