'Post It' - Profesionally Made Short Film

The professionally made short film below is called 'post it', I really enjoyed watching it and so decided to analyse it as part of my research into short films.

This film's narrative is very touching, it works well because it shows a relationship/friendship building between Elroy and Claire slowly as a short film should, rather than cramming the entire formation of a relationship into a 7 minute film. There's a comedy element to this film too as the two characters joke, for example when Claire apologises as she assumes Elroy lost his job and when they stick a post-it note on a man and he runs to try and beat him up.

The only thing that doesn't really work is that at times the sound effects are overdone and slightly unrealistic, for example when Claire throws a pen. Also the music could have been happier and more upbeat as the pair go round handing people post-it notes, as the music used was quite relaxed for that. Also, at times it seems almost over-acted and un natural however this isn't too noticeable.

The themes throughout this is breaking barriers and forming a friendship, Claire seems forward in talking to Elroy where he seems more reserved, but she teaches him to be kinder to people and talk to those he wouldn't normally talk to. Another theme is that Claire seems curious as she asks Elroy many questions which he almost finds agitating.

There's only two key characters; Claire and Elroy. The dialogue between them is the perfect amount as there's also good breaks between them talking. There's also just two main locations, the workplace Elroy walks out of and the bench he sits on. Theres eight other locations that feature in the film for about 5 seconds each in a montage as the pair spread their kind messages on post-its.

Overall the film is really easy to understand, its all about being kind and trying to make people feel better. Its simple and a nice watch, so I enjoyed it. I want my media product to be similar to this in that its light hearted yet carries a heart warming message, so I will definitely be taking some inspiration from this short film.