2. Plot Overview The film displays different types of teenagers
going through various phases. The short film lays emphasis on one
of today's main problem in schools bullying. The short film shows
students being bullied face to face and through Cyberbullying.
However at the end of the film the bullies are challenged as the
film shows someone on Face book commenting dont be a bully. LOSER.
This shows that the bullies victims are not the actual losers
however the bullies are in fact the losers. 3. Opening Scene The
first frame we see is a comment box on Face book. Someone types
Losers. This corresponds to the title of the short film and
straight away the audience can tell that the atmosphere seems to be
sad and emotional due to the powerful significance of the word ,The
screen then goes black and we hear the sound of a click followed by
music. The score music is engaging and makes the audience really
interested in the short film due to the mellow rhythm it holds. 4.
We are then shown a series of shots showing different teenagers
going through various phases. One thing that the shots all
symbolize is the isolation the characters have from other people.
The bullying victims tend to be lonely, thus conforming to the idea
that victims do not speak out because they do not have anyone to
tell.The victims are portrayed as defenseless, weak and lonely
through the use of character spacing, costume and props for example
the boy in the yellow shorts is struggling to lift the weighs which
shows his weakness. The fast paced editing, fast transition of
shots (hard cuts) allow the audience to see the different victims
and how they have their own way of dealing with things for example
trying to be different by studying, exercising and comfort eating
etc. This shows the effects of bullying as each victim wants to
change who they are just in order to fit in, non diegetic music is
being played alongside theses scenes because this is the stage
where the narrative and storyline begins to develop. The music
takes time to emerge with the scenes as it starts off slow and
quiet then builds up to a faster tempo 5. Medium shots and close
ups allow the audience to see how these abusive words slut , idiot
and loser directly affect the victims as they look upset and some
even cry. This makes the audience feel sorry for the victims and we
begin to sympathize with them. From here we know that the short
film is an (emotional) drama. The tempo of the film begins to
build, the shots change faster along with the diegetic sound of the
abusive words being said towards the victims. 6. The bullies are
shown making life at school hard for the victims as they punch
lockers and knock the victims books out of their hands etc. The
editor and cinematographer focuses on the bullies, the victims and
the affect this all has on different people. The background is
blurred so only the important things are in focus, tis brings the
viewers attention close to the bullying in a hope to make more
people aware of it and to put a stop to it , non - diegetic sound
of the bullies and other students laughing at the victims is added
alongside theses scenes. There is also diegetic sound of the
actions involved in the bullying stage such as the lockers banging
and a bully flicking the victims ear. The use of diegetic sound
makes the short film seem more realistic, this will then increase
the awareness of this situation bullying. 7. The different shots
shown of the victims still being harassed and bullied makes the
audience feel angry but yet hopeless as they cannot do anything.
All the sound and music stops as the frame changes to show a close
up of a young female victim crying. We assume that she is crying
due to the severe pain, embarrassment and upset she has been
through because of the bullies. The diegetic sound of the girl
crying makes the audience feel sorry for her. 8. The screen blacks
out and then we are presented with a close up shot showing Face
book,someone types dont be a bully. LOSER. An enigma is created
because we do not know who is typing this. It could be one of the
victims sticking up for themselves and other victims, or it could
be a bully who wants to change his/her ways. Or possibly it could
be neither a bully or victim but a person sticking up for the
victims as they have witnessed what is going on. At this stage the
viewers will feel a little relived because the bullies have been
confronted and this may stop the bullies and happy as something is
being done about the bullying, by making the audience feel sorry
for the victims this increases the awareness of bullying and makes
the bullies themselves want to stop and change however more
importantly it teaches the victims to stand up for their rights and
face the bullying and to put a stop to the bullies
