Sign language focuses around a man’s last day doing his current job as he’s just had a promotion. What makes this story interesting though is that he doesn’t have a conventional job and usually I think many people wouldn’t even consider it a proper job as he does street advertising which just involves him standing all day in the same spot holding a sign. The guys personality is what makes the story quite charming as he tells you about his friends who also have jobs holding signs and it’s quite endearing how he has a lot of enthusiasm for such a menial job and he can see the positives of what he does.
I like the use of the handheld camera throughout as it makes it seem more personal and intimate especially coupled with the close up shots of his face throughout I think this really helps the audience identify with him. There is a lot of use of cutaways of the things he’s talking about which helps you identify with his story and there are also artistic shots of just random things around him in which different camera techniques like focus pulls are used and these I think make it look aesthetically pleasing. I think the use of music is good as it is the same piece of music that’s used throughout so it doesn’t detract you from what’s being said but instead guides you through without you really realising until his alarm goes off to indicate the end of his last shift and with that the music also stops which brings that part of the story to a end. I think the ending is nice as it’s a happy ending but also funny because you know that it’s not realistic and ultimately you know the story is not true at all but the way it’s told so nonchalantly and simply makes it feel like it could be real.
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