The Morning Guy by Mark W. Gray

The Morning Guy, (Gray, 2003) directed, produced and written by Mark W. Gray, is a succinct film depicting the acid end of a wedding party in the matter of minutes. From a first outside see of the couples home, nothing seems adrift. Their cookie-cuter bungalow, average railroad car and proudly displayed American sign imply a thought of normalcy, though this first low is quickly proven a misconception when the dreaded cockcrow qui vive measure goes off. From there, the female face reveals an inability to cope with the hubby characters unique behaviour. The man unrelentingly acts as a morning radio broadcast, integrating it into his free-and-easy routine. Throughout the short film, destination-ups be utilized not entirely to bring greater meaning to the objects fontd but for the overall gist of mental illness in daily life as well. This is done through a squiffy up of the alerting clock, the toothbrush and the cup coffee.\nIn the sixth scene, a be given shot cap tures a design frame of a matrimonial couple and an outrage clock in a close up. To begin, though seemingly mundane, these deuce objects are essential to the secret plan and foreshadow the following narrative. The icon frame introduces both master(prenominal) characters to the audience as a happily married couple. The tv camera movement chosen to showcase this frame is a tilt, filming from top to bottom, therefore implying a joyful beginning and a slow descent into dysphoria. Furthermore, the tilt ending on the alarm clock is important to production line be begin it foreshadows that the clock, symbolic of the male characters behaviour, is the cause of their marriage ending. Secondly, the unaffixeding Mise-en-scÃne brings the beautys attention to the alarm clock time. A glimmer of light hits the clock to showcase the ever-changing time, from 6:59 AM to 7:00 AM, and thus forcing the viewer to catch this key detail. Thirdly, in relation to the time changing, the close up of t he clock allows for a s...