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Echo

Echo

Recognisable ringtone – immediately know a phone call incoming
Long shot of reaction
Camera in cab stationary, shakes with bumps in road, adds realism to car journey


Use of chiaroscuro to show isolation while smoking.
Creative camera use of different depths of fields to show man smoking in reflection – clearly being established as some sort of vice in this film. Lack of sound adds tension and isn’t noticeable until car passes.

Household relationships and roles quickly established – Rebellious teenager, innocent child sibling and frustrated parent.
Long shot + conversation muted – gives a sense of distance: brother watching from afar.
Bike’s in garage – foreshadowing an actual accident, likely involving child?

Slow motion shot of Ollie cycling off – depicts importance.
Depth of field used again here, shifting focus from passerbys to her.

Same scene as the beginning, however slow motion shots added in – audience see through her act, and see her in a different light than at the beginning.


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