The main character is Dean which is the middle name of the producer of the film. This could mean that the short film symbolizes his life or a past chain of events which have taken place. The opening part of the film is set in a working class area. We know this because of the houses in the background of the opening scene when Dean's dad returns. We can tell that the family which Dean lives with are more than likely in the D class of social society. This is because of the age of the car that Dean's dad is driving. Also the fact that the family are eating their tea on trays in the front room suggests they are in the working class, because the upper class tend to eat at tables in dining rooms. The uniform that Dean is wearing also suggests that the family are working class because it looks scruffy. Dean is also wearing trainers which either symbolizes he is lacking a fatherly figure in his life or the fact his school don't care about the appearence of their students.
Dean's sister takes a motherly role in the family. We can see this when she does Dean's tie. She also collects him from school. The reason for this could be because Dean is lacking two parents and his Mum needs help with basic everyday jobs. This is emphised when later on in the film the Mother says "I thought it would get easier now he is back".
We also know that Dean's Father has been in jail. This is confirmed by the fact that he is in an office claiming his innocence and revealing he is fed up with talking to lawyers. This backs up different bits of evidence throughout the film suggesting he has been away for a while. Some of this evidence includes when Dean's Dad tells Dean he has missed him. This is done a few times in the film as it shows repetition and shows how sincere his Dad is. It also makes the audience remember that he has been away for a while, almost as if it is a huge significance to the plot.
Camera Angles
The maority of the film is shot with a hand held camera. This is clever as it shows a sense of realism. It also gives the film a documentary style to the film which shows a view point of Dean's lifestyle. Another camera angle which is used is a shot reverse shot which is good in the scene when Dean meets his Dad again becuase it shows the contrasting emotions in each characters face. This is important as it sets the mood of the scene as we can see the happiness in Dean's Dad's face and the confusion in Dean's face. We can also see the emotion in the face of Dean by the use of an extreme close up.
Sound
There is quite a lot of evidence of incidental music in the short film. On more than one occasion there is a gradual build up of someone playing the acoustic guitar which sets the mood of the characters in the particular scene. There is also diegetic sounds such as ambient sounds which include; cars passing, wind in the background,
Editing
Seemless editing is present in some scenes. However there are some cases of a fade in scenes which shows the passing of time. There is also a fade in the titles at the start of the film.
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