One of the first shots is a tracking shot of the train, because the train moves quickly past the screen it suggests to he audience that the storyline will be quite Fast paced and also the fact that the location is underground on a train you expect it to be an adventure.
A lot of extreme close ups are used to again catch the facial expressions of the characters because this is also a no dialogue film and from the above screen grabs the shot represents a tense atmosphere for the characters and this can be identified because of the close up.
This is a narrow depth of field shot. This has been done to focus the audience’s attention on the Arabic newspaper to enforce its importance in the narrative. It also helps the audience to have an idea on a theme of the film. A lot to the shots in the film are like this which doesn’t follow todorovs theory of the rule of thirds as the screen hasn’t been equally split to create an effective shot. What the shot does show is no location just darkness around the character this can portray a sense of being stuck or underground. This is the location of the film and from the dim lighting and the fact that its underground it shows implications of genre specific elements for an action adventure.
The mise en scene in a non dialogue short film is very important to help the audience understand the narrative and storyline; in this particular film the props are the main aspects that help to deliver the messages and themes. For example the close up of the necklace is of the star of David which is Jewish and the close up of the Arabic newspaper suggests that one of the themes is religion. The same as “signs” the film title is in black and white but I think for a different reason and considering the themes of this film I think that it has a link to do with a racial issue. This title is shown just after the film starts which make the audience think about it and its as if the title its self is a message in the film. The screen grab on the left on the right shows the character now with someone else standing on the platform just after exiting the train. Also I think that the first screen grab represents time in a different way because these two strangers of opposite cultures have just helped each other escape and centuries ago they wouldn't even of spoke. The way the first screen grab is positioned with the characters standing on opposite platforms just accentuates the divide between them and their backgrounds.
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