How To Tell When A Relationship Is Over In 90 Seconds Analysis

How To Tell When A Relationship Is Over In 90 Seconds is by Tony Roche. I found this short film on the BBC Film Network. The description/tagline of the short film is - 'Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Girl gets sick of boy. Boy gets sick of girl. Big Fight. The End.'

M.E.S.
The short film is set in a kitchen setting which shows that the people in the film have a basic life and are a typical couple. When the couple are first shown on screen the man is wearing jeans and a white shirt and the woman is wearing a blue top. This shows that they are not rich and hold very basic lives. Throughout the short film their clothes turn to darker colours are the relationship comes to an end. The man ends up wearing a dressing gown showing how he feelings and is also showing that he he is going through a rough patch in his life because of the break-up. This short film contains a few comical moments including the man trying to cheer the woman up and her punching him back. This shows that the woman is not happy in the relationship and the man is trying to make things better. The man tries to get the spark back in their relationship but the woman is sick when the man tries to kiss him. This shows that the woman does not want to be in this relationship. When the couple finds a dead pigeon this is a sign that it shows the death of their relationship.

Sound
T the beginning of the short film the couple are laughing which shows that they are having a good time and are happy together. There is a cut in mid-laugh which shows the end of the happiness and a change in mood. Clock chimes are used in the film to build tension and to change a sudden change in the story. Non digetic sound is used to show the mood changing throughout the film. A piano is used at the end of the short film to symbolise something bad happening. At the middle/end of the film the woman speaks in a stern voice which shows she is not happy.

Camera
The camera stays in one place throughout the film in order to show the change between the couple more clearly. One of the shots involves the woman standing in front of the man whilst the man is sitting down. This shows that she is in power of the relationship and may not be happy.

Editing
Vast amounts of cut shots are used in order to add a fast pace to the extract and to show a change of time because it shows the change of the characters clothes more clearer than using fades etc. There are fades and cut shots used in order to go from the setting (kitchen) to title on the screen. Vast amounts of titles are used to explain the story and to ensure the audience keeps interested because they have to keep reading the titles. The titles are white on a black background. This is used to make them stand out. Towards the end of the film there is a short clip in black and white which sybolises a dark situation which is the relationship ending.

This short film expressed a message that most relationship do not last for very long.