Post-it Love

By Ryan Spencer

MICRO SHORT FILM ANALYSIS

Opening Scene - Initiation

The very next shot consists of a birds eye viewof the woman placing her hand on a photo

copier. Next, a very intricate editing technique is implemented to show the woman side by side with

her ‘crush’ performing the same action. This wasdone using a panning view with a transition into a split

screen.

In the opening shot of Post-it Love a woman is seen through a mid-shot camera angle. Her

facial expression and body language were captured in this shot.

Scene 2

Creativity was used in this shot to showtwo potential lovers in an awkward

situation. They are seen noticing each otherfrom across the room while a office wall is between

them. The shot is a behind the shoulder of the woman looking at the man, capturing the

emotion of the man.

The office wall can also be seen as a symbol of distance which is evident

between the two characters because they haven’t spoken to each other.

Scene 3The shyness that was

evident in the previous scene is also portrayed

in this scene whenthe girl leaves a blue

paper with a smiley face made out of post-it

notes.The man then rolls back his chair ad looks

Around only to find the girl avoiding confrontation

Across the room.

The point of view shot on the left was used To involve the viewer

in the scene

Scene 4

Scene 4 shows the female lifting up her blinds and I find a yellow

sun made out of post it notes stuck on her window. After she sees the sun made out of post-

its on her window she looks around to see if anyone is

watching.This shows that the relationship that the

female and the male has is a secret. The shotused for this scene is a wide shot / long shot,

this shot enables the viewerto see the background of the office setting

Portraying the office relationship.

Scene 5

In this scene a clever mirror reflectionIs used to show post-its forming a

thought bubble with a heart inside. This is usedto imply that the guy is thinking about love but

it also brings a comedic, flirty element to the short film that will entice the audience

The heart represents her loving interestand cleverly tries to give a sign to the male

that he may be thinking the same

Scene 6In this scene, an extreme close-up is used toShow the woman's reaction to the flowers on the wall. During this quick clip, the woman's pupils begin to dilate as the light turns on

and excitement can be seen directly from her face.

Another clever method of attaching art to someone is used in the micro film. The

behind the back angle of the woman with her hand out,

leaves an illusion which suggests that she is holding

flowers.

Scene 7

In the seventh scene the female is seenhoping to overwhelm the male with creativity

on her next attempt. She is holding a large number of post-it notes and showing

that she is fully invested in this ‘competition’.

Scene 8 – Final SceneAs the female is walking towards her destination, the camera is panning

backwards, which adds an element of suspense to the scene. the female is also seen

dramatically looking back and forth just incase someone is looking at

her because she wants to remain incognito during this process.

While she is walking down the corridorwith enthusiasm, a clos-up is then used

To show the shock on her face onceShe finds out that the male ‘beat her to the punch’.

Final Scene - Continued

The male has beaten her to the final post

with a huge collage of their faces on the back wall of the office, and

this concludes both the loving interest and

shyness representation because they both show

that they like each other but both have troubles speaking to

each other.Finally they establish that they

have a love interest for each other.