Telling Lies_Simon Ellis

Telling Lies is a Simon Ellis production which included no camera angles, no Mise En Scene and no actors. The video is based on the prospective of what we say and what we want to say focusing on the lies we tell others to either protect them or ourselves. In this 4 minute film we learn the lies told and the narrative as to 'why' they are lying. The layout of this so called film is a plain black background featuring a male voice having a mixture of conversations on the phone with different people, the black background features the script of the characters. As the attitude and tone changed in the speakers voice the size of the written either got larger and bolder or smaller. However the voice over and the words actually shown on the screen do not read the same as the voice over speaks the lies of each character and the words speak the truth. The language of the male changed depending on the person he was talking to ie: he spoke more polite and well mannered to the rich female than he did compared to his mum. I enjoyed the simple techniques the director used to portray the narrative however the way the voice over and writing were different became confusing and annoying.