The short film "The Note" tells the story of a couple that breaks up, after which the male finds a £5 note with a phone number on it. He texts the number and grows closer to the woman who wrote it. The document analyzes various shots from the film, praising the variety of angles and locations used, while noting one continuity error between shots of the characters' phones. It concludes that the actors, locations, and sound worked well for the story, and the editing was good aside from the one error.

1. Y13 Video
Analysis
Jayme Hudspith & Charlotte Menham – The Note

2. Storyline
• In the short film ‘The Note’ a couple break up, only
for the male to find a £5 note with a phone number
on it, he texts the number and the two grow closer
and meet.

3. Shots
I enjoyed the simplicity of the title and the
way it was presented in this short film.
I really liked the different
angles used to shoot this
scene of the short film. It was
quite good, rather than just
keeping the camera on them
in one place throughout.
I really like the variation of the locations
used for filming in this short film, it was
obvious they had a lot of thought put into
them and were not all close together for
convenience, but all quite separated for
variety.

4. Shots
I like the angle used here for this shot, it
emphasises the importance of what is on
the money.
The fact that he is pacing in this shot
emphasises the fact that the character is
nervous after texting the number, rather
than just sitting waiting for a response,
which would be a bit boring to watch.
I don’t really like the fact
that in these two shots, of
his and her phones, he
sends ‘hello?’ and she
receives ‘Hi’. This is quite
an obvious continuity
error.

5. Shots
Again, I like the changes with the setting,
the use of different locations improves the
overall film.
I like this shots towards the end of the short
film as they are black and white, which
shows that they are in the past, explaining
how he came to get the note with her phone
number on.
I like the end scene that shows them
walking off together, it shows that there is a
happy ending and the credits rolling over is
also quite simplistic like the title, which
works nicely.

6. Evaluation
Actors – The choice of actors in this short film worked quite well with the storyline.
The first girlfriend was good at having to storm out, the other girl was good at
having to tell how the story happened without words and the male actor worked
well throughout the whole short film.
Locations – I really enjoyed the variety of the locations within this short film, from
the restaurant to the house and the town.
Sound – I enjoyed the sound in this film, it fit well with the emotions throughout
the story.
Edit - The editing of this short film was very good, I liked the fact that it was
obvious that the film had went into the past slightly to explain the plot with the
black and white. However, the editing at one point made the continuity error quite
apparent.