Post-it Love by Si & Ad (2008)

'Post-it Love, written and directed by British duo Simon Atkinson & Adam Townley (thus Si & Ad) is just about as close to perfection as you can get in a romantic short film. Post-it Love shows us two shy office workers looking for love but unable to say so overtly. There is some suspension of disbelief needed but these are romance shorts made for the silver screen!' http://www.filmsshort.com/genre/Romantic-Short-Films-1.html

This is a 3 minute film I found on filmshort.com, tells the story of a 'blooming office romance' presented   with no script, simply actions. I was drawn to this due to its use of performance without vocals to create a storyline that is easily understood by the audience. The two characters perform actions to create this idea of love, doing things at the same time, and the end shot (shown on the right), the male character creates this portrait out of post-it notes.  Art direction is key in this film, the use of bright colour in the dull office workspace, making the theme of love and happiness key to the audience. Obviously the story is practically told through a prop - post-it notes, this makes it easy for the director/art direction to force the narrative the way they want. This is an example of the kind of light hearted film i'd like to make, making it easy for the audience to follow. This film is an example of how the use of art direction can be used almost fuel the film.