The Morning Guy by Mark W. Gray

The Morning Guy, (Gray, 2003) directed, produced and written by Mark W. Gray, is a curt film render the bitter end of a marriage in the exit of minutes. From a send-off(a) outside(a) glance of the couples home, nothing seems adrift. Their cookie-cuter bungalow, just car and proudly displayed American flag imply a sense of normalcy, though this first impression is quickly proved a misconception when the dreaded first light terror time clock goes off. From there, the wo humankindly character reveals an inability to pull off with the husband characters unique behaviour. The man relentlessly acts as a morning radio broadcast, integrate it into his daily routine. Throughout the short film, close-ups are utilized not only to bring greater meaning to the objects eventd but for the boilersuit message of mental complaint in daily deportment as well. This is done through with(predicate) a close up of the alarm clock, the toothbrush and the loving cup coffee. \nIn the sixth scene, a tilt shot captures a picture frame of a conjoin couple and an alarm clock in a close up. To begin, though ostensibly mundane, these two objects are prerequisite to the plot and foreshadow the future(a) narrative. The picture frame introduces some(prenominal) main characters to the audience as a happily married couple. The camera movement chosen to showcase this frame is a tilt, filming from top to bottom, then implying a joyful beginning and a slow source into dysphoria. Furthermore, the tilt ending on the alarm clock is outstanding to note because it foreshadows that the clock, symbolic of the staminate characters behaviour, is the cause of their marriage ending. Secondly, the lightness Mise-en-scÃne brings the viewers attention to the alarm clock measure. A scintillation of light hits the clock to showcase the changing time, from 6:59 AM to 7:00 AM, and thus forcing the viewer to catch this separate detail. Thirdly, in relation to the time changing, the cl ose up of the clock allows for a s...