This short film introduces the titles at the beginning, staying with classic film conventions, and is filmed with "kitchen sink" type realism, with a fly on the wall style.
The first shot is an establishing shot of the kitchen, from a P.O.V style shot as if you are sitting at the table with the rest of the family, as you learn that "Dad is coming back today".
This shot gives you an early chance to connect with the family.
Close ups of the family members faces show their expressions and feelings, such as the mothers expression at the start when she has to tell he children what to do.
Slow, meloncholy, acoustic guitar music kicks in, creating a sound bridge from one shot to the other. This music gives the feeling of family life and re occurs through the entirety of the short film.
The house on the inside looks very basic and working class, as does the front of the house, with things on the front lawn, which we first see when the children first see their father.
When the convosations happen between dean and his father, close up shot-reverse shots are used to show the anxiety on their faces when talking to each other.
The fathers old car and rolling baccy give further working class connotations, and when he comes back to the car with crisps and a pasty for his sons lunch, it is clear that he does not have a lot of money.
The meloncholy music heard at the start kicks in every time something happy happens in the film, with low angle shots to give the optimum picture of the situation.
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