Otherwise engaged

OTHERWISE ENGAGED!!
The short film "Otherwise engaged" is a rom-com about a couple who post pictures and videos of themselves becoming engaged. The film was written and directed by Alicia MacDonald. The two micro-features that are important are mise-en-scene and performance.

Mise-en-scene is important as the use of the prop (the phone) is the base of the story line. without the phone there is no story. As the man proposes to the women the women decides that the most important thing to do is take a video of it and put it up on social media. This implies to the audience that people only seem to care about the amount of likes and followers they have rather than the important things. The fact that the women is more focused on the recording and photos means that her life is based around her phone and her social media. This makes the film a comedy as when the couple don't start getting comments on their proposal they seem upset (which they shouldn't be).The Phone is important as it used throughout the majority of the film which suggests to the audience that young people are obsessed with their phones and are constantly on them.

Performance is also important as when they don't get the response they want from the social media, the tension between them gets a bit awkward as they don't really speak to each other but instead stare at their phones. This is important for the audience as it shows that people get easily upset by things on social media and from their phones. By them acting surprised and concerned over the fact they haven't received any comments shows that people are addicted to their phones and what people have to say about them. This creates a funny atmosphere as it is funny to see two people who have just got engaged to be worrying about their phones.