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Short film IdeaOffice
Dialogue based
Office
NarrativeThe narrative revolves around the main characters criticisms of the everyday workplace. Both internal and external dialogue play important parts to the film as on this characters ‘break’. A series of unfortunate events all characterise a typical ‘bad day’, starting as he enters the staff room he immediately begins to look for his food, finding that its already been eaten he progresses to making himself a coffee he is consistently slowed down by interaction with his colleagues. Until ultimately his break is over, and he's achieved nothing
Characters
CharactersThe main character (Dave) is a very average white collar worker with strong opinions that he keeps to himself. He criticises everything around him, his boss, his job and general life in a pessimistic and nihilistic fashion. Generally stoic in nature he will also have subtle traits of a dark sense of humour.
Setting
SettingThe entire setting of the short film is in a small ‘suffocating’ office. Dull colour and cramped spaces make the majority of the feature uncomfortable. This represents the ideology of the character and his/her perception of the environment IconsCoffee?
Timeline
1 1 2 3
Main character writing paperworkSlowly, frustrated with sounds repetitively checking time
Small office cubical
Phone buzzesPhone signals‘break’
Walkway
Mise-en-scene
Setting
Actions
Checks phone, gets up with sigh
Walks past college, brief meeting.
Opens door to staff office. Hesitates to walk in
Into staffroom
Voiceover criticism
STAFF ROOM STAFF ROOM
Starts making coffee
interrupted
Bell goes. leaves