This video has many different elements that come together to create the overall affect and feeling. The most distinct of these are camera shots, angles, movements, and compositions, sound, mise-en-scene, and editing. These all come together to create an overall feeling of suspense, visuals that foreshadow what may occur in the future, hint at personalities, and help the viewer have a better understanding of the characters and what is happening.
Camera shots, angles, movements, and compositions have a big impact on the video. During most of the time where Elliot is walking, the camera angle is a mid-shot. This allows the viewer to see Elliot and his facial expressions as well as the background. This creates a better understanding of what is happening in the scene, where Elliot is, who is around him, and what is happening in the scene. In the video, either before or right after a conversation is started between Elliot and another person, the camera flashes over to the other person for a close-up. This makes it clearer who the conversation is with and who the viewer should be focusing on. There are also some scenes where there is either a master shot or a two-shot. This is for the viewer to be able to see who else is in the scene. There were multiple voiceovers in the video, and during these the camera would not be focused on Elliot, but on other images of what he is talking about. For example, when he was talking about Steve Jobs, technology, and what he hates about the world and society, the camera was showing images of everything he was describing. This was so the viewer would have a better understanding of what he is talking about. The sound also plays a big role in the mood and feeling in the video. The music that is played in the background creates an overall feeling of suspense and helps set the mood and feeling for the upcoming scenes. There is a hint of foreshadowing in it because the suspenseful music makes the viewers believe that something important is about to happen. There are also voiceovers, and this helps the viewer understand more about the characters and what they are thinking. Another thing that helps people understand more about the characters is there tone of voice when they are speaking. It makes it evident whether they are annoyed, shy, angry, etc. In the very end of the video, the therapists voice echoes and it seems as though Elliot is taken out of his thoughts. This is important because it implies that the scene that had previously occurred was most likely a voiceover. The mise-en-scene also helps set the mood and feeling because of the lighting, setting, and costumes. In the first scene, there is a darker yellow tint when he is in the train. This creates an uncomfortable and dark feeling. The lighting, setting, and facial expression in this scene help show Elliot’s feelings, which is likely something negative because of the feeling expressed this way. Once Elliot is in the office, it is clear that it is a very boring and basic environment. This is because of the lack of interesting details. The office looks like any other regular one. There is also a gray tint in the lighting of the office. This helps emphasize the fact that it is boring and not a place that Elliot wants to be at. The outfits the characters wear can give insight on who they are as a person. For example, the boss is in very formal attire, while Elliot is wearing a nice suit, but has a cheap looking jacket over it. It shows that he does not care about being there as much as the boss or other workers. Almost everyone in the video has shown facial expressions that represent how they are feeling. However, Elliot has almost no expression in most of the video. It shows that he has some issues inside and is hiding them, which adds to the plot and meaning of the video. The editing helps all of the other factors come together and work well. The lighting mixed with the setting helps create the overall feeling and mood. The voiceovers express a lot about the character that we would not have known without them. These mixed with the images of what Elliot is talking about emphasize the importance of it. They also let the viewer know when he is lying to the people he works with. The flashback that Elliot has while talking to his friend at work gives the viewers more information on his character and can also possibly be showing foreshadowing. If it emphasizes on his memory of the night before and what they were both doing, it may mean that it has some importance. In the very last scene in the video where Elliot is talking with his therapist, it becomes evident that everything he was describing may have been in his head the whole time. We know this because of the echoing in the therapist’s voice, Elliot snapping his head back when she talks, and him immediately ceasing his talking when the therapist speaks up.
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