Echo (2011) Lewis Arnold

Narrative:
- Girl gets a call to tell her that her that her dad was in an accident.
- Gets someone to pay for a taxi for her to get to the hospital.
- Gets the taxi to pull over and keeps the money for herself.
- Fakes that her dad keeps getting into accidents.
- Copying her reaction from when her dad actually died.
- Linear
- Circular, repeated call.
- Echo represents the call happening over again.

Genre:
- True story/real life
- Local setting
- Natural acting
- May not be fully true.

Representation:
- Young girl, confused and needs help.
- Mum, stressed and bossy
- Brother, caring
- Kids are untrustworthy
- Grief, depression and PTSD
- Isolation of herself, smoking

Audience:
- Restricted hearing, can only see her reaction.
- Want to know the whole story of what happened
- Privileged viewing, see what happens after the people help her.
- Feel distanced from her as she doesn't let us know the whole story.

Micro Elements:
- Long shot
- Natural lighting
- Focuses on her in the car
- Close ups on her face
- Camera slowly follows her brother.
- Long shot of them walking.
- Dull colour palette
- Close up of feet
- Extreme close up of the lighter.
- Repeat of the first call.

Interesting story line, as it is unpredictable when you start the film.

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