'ECHO' SHORT FILM

'ECHO' SHORT FILM


In terms of mise en scene, Caroline is wearing her school uniform at all times; the same costume. This reflects on the same 'performance' she carries out on the phone in front of strangers. The setting is usually on the street; very grey, non artificial colours, and is similar every time Caroline makes a phone call - implying what she does is a regular activity. The film is based around Caroline making fake phone calls pretending her father has been involved in a motorbike accident, so strangers give her money for cabs to the hospital; therefore she steals this money. Therefore, the phone is an important prop.
At the ending, Caroline is crying but there is no sound at all,  not even ambient sound. This is very effective. It gives us silence to wonder whether we should be disgusted by her actions, or whether this time she isn't really pretending. 
As for cinematography - there is a close up on her reaction to the first phone call - we see her face in detail and it is clear she is really distressed - however despite this, we learn later she was faking. The lighting throughout is low-key, with no real chiaroscuro effect, reflecting the somber mood of this film.
The average shot length of Caroline in the cab is long - we think: what is going to happen next? We aren't expecting her to expose to us as the audience that she was faking, and she really just wanted the cab money. 
The performance of the strangers that sympathise for Caroline is important because they are so nice to her, which makes Caroline look even more bad when we realise her intentions. Caroline's acting fools us and strangers, so her acting is very good within acting.

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