Film+Analysis+of+Scene+7,+Birthday+Boy

Film Analysis of Scene 7, Birthday Boy edited Please add your analytical paragraph of Scene 7, of the short film 'Birthday Boy.' Select one idea that is conveyed in this scene. Explain how this has been developed through the use of film techniques and how this influences the responder. Topic Sentence: Outline the main idea Elaborate this point in the context of the film. Technique + Example + Effect Technique + Example + Effect Linking Sentence (mention the main idea)

The idea of war is effectively conveyed in Scene 7 of the Australian short film, Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park. This film outlines the effects of the Korean War on a small village, namely through the eyes of the young protagonist, Manuk. Juxtaposition of camera angles are used to effectively to convey Manuk's innocence to the realities as he receives a birthday present, which ultimately are his father's personal effects. For example, the camera angles move from his eye line, when he opens the box to discover the dog tags and his father's boots, to a high angle shot to convey his isolation as he lays on the floor of his room, alone. The effect of this is that the audience feels the greater weight of the loss of the young boy's father and views the isolation of the young boy, in the immediate context of his family circumstance. Likewise, the music serves to evoke the idea of isolation. For example, the mood created by the recurring theme music is a sense of sadness. The audience is positioned to further empathise with Manuk, as the haunting music envelopes him in his tiny room, as he sleeps by his father's effects. Therefore, through the juxtaposition of camera angles and the haunting music, Park has effectively conveyed the idea of war and its effects on individuals. Mrs Coure (an example to show how you could structure your paragraph)

In the short film ‘Birthday Boy’, directed by Sejong Park, the director seeks to communicate that the idea which is conveyed in scene 7 of the film is loss and the effects of war. The scene effectively does so as the audience comes to a realisation of understanding that the package left on Manuk’s doorstep is his father’s belongings as his father had died in the Korean war. Although, Manuk sees the package in a different perspective thinking that it is a gift for him for his birthday. One visual technique that is used to convey this idea is the use of a close shot on Manuk’s face while he opens the package. By doing so, it shows Manuk’s excitement and anxiousness of what he believes his birthday present is. The effect of this technique makes the audience feel distressed and sorrow for Manuk as he doesn’t understand what is happening and makes the audience realise that Manuk will never hear from his father again. One sound technique that is used to also convey this idea is silence and only hearing soft sounds such as Manuk’s footsteps. This creates the idea that the town Manuk is living in is very quiet and isolated. This makes the audience feel that Manuk’s town has been affected by the war as normally you would hear people and more noise. Therefore, through the use of these techniques, the idea of loss and the effects of war has been conveyed in this scene of the short film ‘Birthday Boy’. Jessica Alessi

Scene 7 from the film Birthday Boy by Sejong Park effectively conveys the message of war. This Australian short film effectively conveys the effects of the Korean war on a small village and all through the eyes of a young boy. This idea is conveyed with the use of artwork even though the film is animated. An example of this is when the young boy opens up his fathers wallet and there is a picture of him and his father in his army uniform. This technique continues to add to feeling of loss and sadness that the package had already started to put upon the audience. The use of dialogue and diegetic sound further conveys the feeling of war. An example of this is when Manuk the young boy makes sounds to go along with his toys that he is playing with. He mimics the sound of a gun shot whilst aiming the war based toys at each other. Through the use of artwork, dialogue and diegetic sound Sejong Park has effectively managed to convey the message of war through the eyes of a child. By Allison Bermingham

Many ideas are explored in the short Australian film, Birthday Boy. Set in a small village in Korea during the war, the war from the perspective of a young boy is effectively conveyed throughout the development of the film. Scene 7 was especially effective at conveying this. One visual technique during this scene that explored this idea is the use of camera movement. This is used in the form of panning where the camera rotates to follow the young boy, Manuk as he has dressed in his father’s war belongings and marches like a soldier back and forth along his porch. The camera pans very slowly left to right moving away from marching boy giving impression of a distancing from reality and bringing the viewer to a realisation that even though the boy’s father has died, this is a different world to Manuk who thinks it’s all fun and games. A sound technique also used to explore this idea is diagetic sound. This is used where Manuk is playing with his handmade war and soldier figurines and he imitates the noises of guns being shot. The use of this diagetic sound here provides a contrast between reality and this young boy’s perception of war. It reinforces the idea that a child sees the war very differently to how it is actually occurring. By Rachel Lorizio

The Australian short film ‘Birthday Boy’, written and directed by Sejong Park in 2004, incorporates a variety of ideas. In particular, the idea of war is successfully conveyed in scene 7. The film was set in a small village in Korea during the Korean War in 1951, throughout, the narrative develops through the eyes of the young protagonist called Manuk. The idea of war is expressed through the use of diegetic sounds. For example, in scene 7, these specific sounds are heard when Manuk climbs onto the balcony, takes off his boots, footsteps, the opening of the parcel and Manuk’s mimicking the sound of guns. Not only this, the fact that there is silence when he plays with his toys represent isolation, quietness and loneliness (as a result from the war). The effect of this dramatic technique is the way it makes the viewer feel like they are present in the environment; shown in the scene. In addition, the use of camera shots also assists in developing the idea of war in ‘Birthday Boy’. For example, when Manuk notices the parcel on his veranda, we receive a close-up shot of his face, the box as well as the wallet- which contains a photograph of him and his father. Furthermore, a side full-shot is also present when he surprisingly holds up his father’s boot. Since Manuk doesn’t realize that this parcel was his father’s belongings as a result of his death from war, instead he sees it as his birthday present, makes the audience feel sympathy and sadness towards him. Moreover, Sejong Park’s the use of diegetic sounds and camera angles has effectively conveyed the idea of war. By Carol Kong

In the Australian short film ‘Birthday Boy’ directed by Sejong Park, the theme of pride and honour is clearly portrayed through the actions and motives of the young protagonist ‘Manuk’ during the Korean War. His devotion towards his father and his country radiates from the behaviour that he undertakes. The close up shot that we are presented with when he is thumping and playing with his toy figurines, highlights the way that war had been glamourised. The technique used makes the responder feel saddened as the truth is far from Manuk’s war fantasies. However, as the responder we feel his pride and support for both his father and his country is endless even though he is still a young child. Another technique used is the use of dialogue, where he is marching and stomping outside with his father’s boots on. This technique guides the responder to feel that his father is his role model and that ultimately Manuk wants to become exactly like him. His love and pride for his father and the war is what tortures and tugs on the hearts of the audience as we know that it was the war that his father was fighting for his country that primarily lead to his death. Therefore, through the use of these techniques the ideas of pride and honour are effectively conveyed in the film Birthday Boy. By Christine-Ann Tecson

The movie ‘Birthday Boy’ by Sejong Park, employs many visual and sound techniques in order to evoke the audiences emotion and to completely portray the sense of lost innocence. An important scene in the film is where Manuk returns home from his day of play, and on his doorstep is a package. This scene effectively shows the innocence of the child, as Manuk doesn’t make the connection between the package filled with his fathers belongings, and his fathers death. An effective visual technique that has been used in this scene is a close up of Manuk while he is taking his fathers items out of the box. A close up can make the audience feel tense, and in this scene, the audience waits for Manuk to realise that his father has died. The close up technique effectively shows the audience Manuk’s innocence, and the easy going, obliviousness that makes him fail to understand the full meaning of the package. A sound technique that is used to create the sense of innocence in the movie ‘Birthday Boy’ is non-diegetic sound, including soft music, wind, and the sound of Manuk playing. All of these sounds guide the audience in acknowledging the child’s sense of freedom and chastity. Sejong Park has succesfully employed various visual and sound techniques in order to create a short film that is able to evoke emotion from the audience, and show a sense of lost innocence due to the war. Jessica Vittori

By Isabella Tsangarides Birthday Boy is a short film that expresses many ideas, that vary from the feeling of hope, or even on the other extreme of loneliness. There are many other ideas or issues that are presented in this film, however, it is the introducing of these ideas that are most striking to me. These ideas are highlighted when the main character Manuk is doing what he usually would on a typical day, by wondering through his small town in Korea, and in this particular scene he is walking through a bunch of pipes. It is during the war when the movie is set in Korea of the year 1951, and it is a horrific time for many individuals who have felt the effects of it, and this includes Manuk who has lost his father in battle. Both visual and sound techniques assist the viewers to understand these ideas or issues on behalf of his character, and this in turn positions us to feel in a certain way. Notable visual techniques are incorporated in this film, and this includes the use of light that is shining through the pipes, as Manuk is standing in the centre and presented at the front where it is surrounding him. This is an effective technique that successfully expresses the idea of hope and loneliness, as it represents that even though he is alone in the darkness, the light reflects the glimmer of hope that he will find what he is looking for, which is perhaps true happiness. This assists the responders to feel at ease, that life will not always be like this for him, and a true sense of relief. Due to his father dying, which we find out later towards the end of the film, it is hopeful that life will return to normal once the war is over. As well as visual techniques that are recognised more in short films in comparison to sound, these techniques are also commonly used to highlight the same ideas in Birthday Boy. Diegetic sound techniques are used throughout the whole film, although it is highly significant in this scene to heighten the idea of loneliness and hope. Diegetic sound is used whilst Manuk is walking through the pipes, and we can hear the clanging sounds each time he takes a step forward. This depicts that the young boy is alone as we cannot hear any other surrounding noise, but only that of the pipes. This also heightens the idea of loneliness, because not only are we able to feel that being alone is effecting him, the clanging of the pipes is quite a daunting sound that portrays his unhappiness. This diegetic sound is heartening to the audience, as they are positioned to feel sympathetic for him, as we can significantly notice that he is alone in the small town of Korea. Visual and sound techniques, like light and diegetic sound effects, have successfully portrayed the idea of hope and loneliness in Birthday Boy. Although responders are positioned to feel sympathetic towards Manuk at this particular time of war, we are still hopeful that he will overcome the loneliness or pain he is feeling as the result of his father dying.

In the short film Birthday Boy directed by Sejong Park, the theme of loss of innocence is clearly portrayed through our observation of a day in Manuk's life, during the Korean War. The close up shot that we are shown is when he is sitting on the floor, playing with his toys shows his innocence and how unaware of the war and the horrible things that are happening during this time to others and even to himself and the people around him. This technique makes the responder feel sad as we see how his innocence is being destroyed by the war and how nieve the young boy is. The use of dialogue after he receives the parcel containing his dead fathers war belongings, when he is marching outside his home wearing the belongings as though he were mimicking his father, and play making the war crys and giving orders makes us understand that the young boy doesn't realise the reality of war, and that it has just effected him more then anything, in the sense that his father has been killed in war, and that his village is war torn and the fact that his life will never be the same again, his innocence will slowly be taken from him by the war. This technique makes the responder feel sympathetic to the fact that his father has died yet he is so innocent and doesn't realize this and continues to sing and pretend to be a soldier and still thinks of war as a glamourous, heroic fight with no consequences. Therefore, through the use of these techniques the idea of the loss of innocence is conveyed through symbolism,his actions and words.  By Brenda Ainsworth

 An awarded Australian short film, Birthday Boy, by Seejong Park, conveys the theme of childhood innocence. In scene 7, the protagonist Manuk, as he unpacks his father's posessions, is shown to be unaware of the tragic effects the Korean war has just had on his life, not even realising his father has just been killed. This is shown through a range of film techniques. The use of an extremely close-up camera shot as Manuk holds up each of his father's items from the parcel allows us to see his facial expressions clearly. The audience can see through his delighted expression and curious face that he is interested in the parcel as a gift and does not understand what has happened. This makes us immediately feel extremely sad because he seems so happy but we, the audience, know the truth of the situation. It causes us to be very sympathetic and sorry for Manuk. Non-diagenic background music also plays a role in conveying this innocence of a child. The music as Manuk opens the parcel starts off soft but soon builds up in intensity, telling the audience that the scene is important and significant. However, it abruptly stops when the scene switches to a view of Manuk marching around, pretending to be a soldier. It shows clearly that the importance and graveness of the scene is lost on him. This makes us feel even more devastated and upset for him. Overall, this scene is very effective in manipulating the audience's emotions towards Manuk in order to successfully convey the theme of childhood innocence.  By Mary Sarvaas

The short film Birthday Boy directed by Sejong Park explores many ideas. In scene 7 of the film, the idea of the glorification of war is explored. The small boy Manuk has just recieved a package containing the belongings of his father who had lost his life to war. However Manuk does not realise the significance of this package, instead views the contents of the package to be a gift. Manuk, with excitement begins to put his fathers belongings on piece by piece. Fully geared in army costume he beggins to march up and down imagining that he was a soldier in war. One visual technique used during this scene which explores this idea is the use of camera movement. As the camera pans it follows the young boy, it shows him innocently marching up and down in his small isolated village, but then allso shows Manuk playing around with his army toys that he had made himself, both times imagining that the war is like a game. A sound technique that is used to convey meaning is diegetic sound. This is shown when Manuk is playing harmlessly with his hand made army toys, as manuk plays he mimics what he believes are the noises of guns, not realising the devisation they cause. The panning of the camera and the diegetic sound effectively convey to the audience the glory that Manuk believes comes with war.

By Laura Del Vento
//In the Australian film ‘Birthday Boy’ directed by Sejong Park, the idea of war is effectively conveyed in scene 7. The film shapes the effects and consequences of the powerful and destructive Korean war on a small village in Korea, and is portrayed through the eyes of a young proponent boy names Manuk. The use of props are used effectively to convey the message of War to the audience as well, when Manuk receives a parcel known to be his ‘birthday present’ which is known to be his father’s possessions. For example, when Manuk opens the parcel that is left for him on the front verandah, he discovers his fathers boots, dog tags, wallet and other personal items. These props have been effectively used as they are automatically associated with the loss of someone within a War and have been used by the director to establish how the idea of war can be conveyed without the use of dialogue. The effect of the props on the audience allows them to fully understand the effects and results that can occur as a result of war, but also how such symbolism from prop items can allow us to gain greater meaning as to the effect this loss will have on Manuk and his family. A sound technique which has been used to convey the meaning of war is the use of diagetic sound. This is presented where Manuk has dressed himself in his father’s possessions and is walking across his front verandah mimicking a solider of war; or mimicking of what he remembers of his father. This diagetic sound comes out of Manuk’s mouth and he imitates a soldier’s voice calls and commands. The effect of this diagetic sound on the audience helps to provide an understanding of how children as young as Manuk can be influenced, surrounded and effected by War. Therefore, from the use of appropriate props, and the of diagetic sound being used in Scene 7 of Birthday boy, it is evident that loss and death has been an idea effectively conveyed. // // By Natasha Claxton //

// ‘Birthday Boy’, an Australian short film directed by Sejong Park conveys a few different ideas, but in particular the idea of war. This idea is most successfully conveyed in Scene 7. This film was set in Korea during the time of the Korean War, 1951. A young boy, Manuk is alone in his village, using his imagination to create his own war-influenced scenarios. One technique used to convey the idea of war and its impact is the use of diegetic sounds. The sounds that Manuk makes with his mouth, imitating those of a gun or explosion make the audience realise that he has been brought up to believe that war is normal and just like a game. We feel slightly upset and confused that he has learnt to believe that war is an every day occurrence and doesn’t realise its dangerousness or devastating effects. Manuk recieves a parcel at his doorstep with his father’s belongings from the war as his father has been recently killed. Visual techniques such as an extreme close-up on his face when he opens the present invite the audience to see his emotions. Manuk’s face shows no sadness or disappointment, meaning that he does not understand the message of this parcel and sees it as a gift rather than a way of saying that his father is no longer alive. As an audience, our hearts sink as we realise that Manuk, only a young boy does not understand the passing of his father and excitedly plays with the belongings as though they are a present. Through the use of sound and visual effects such as diegetic sounds and an extreme close-up, ‘Birthday Boy’ successfully conveys the idea of war and its effects. // // By Laverne Sukkar //

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The concept of war is conveyed in scene 7 of the Australian short film, Birthday Boy by Sejon Park. This scene shows the impact of the Korean war on a small village, and the influence it has on a young boy called Manuk. The film uses many techniques to show the way the war is seen through the eyes of Manuk. Close up shots are used when Manuk is playing with his figurines, this technique shows the expression on Manuk’s face as he watches the figurines in envy and amazement. This helps the audience see that he wishes he could be in the war just like his father. Another technique used in scene 7 is non-diegetic sound. The non-diegetic sound is soft reflective music, this is used when Manuk opens the package he receives, the package containing his fathers war belongings. This technique is used to engender symphathy from the viewer and to dampen the mood of the scene. This technique creates the feeling of loss and the audience feels the emotions along with Manuk, when his father dies and he is opening a package that he thought was a birthday present. by shannon hay =====

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One idea that communicated in scene 7 of the short Film Birthday Boy is the effects of war. Scene 7 is a very symbolic part in the movie because the main character, Manuk, is faced with the reality of his dads’ death caused by the Korean War.=====

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One visual technique that is used to help views understand this idea is the used of an extreme close up on the little boys face that is at eye level. This shot is used when Manuk opens the parcel which he thinks is a present but turns out to be the belongings of his father. The effect of this camera angle is to let the viewers connect with Manuk and even though he is unaware of the truth of the belongings, we understand what they mean. We as the viewers feel a great amount of empathy towards him as he does not realize harsh truth we are presented with.=====

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Music is also used in the scene to further develop the effects of war. When Manuk is opening the present and is pulling out all oh his fathers belongings, sad, slow music is played. The music helps the viewers understand exactly what the package means and heights the mood of the scene. We are also made to feel a great deal of compassion as this little boy has just lost his dad but he does not realize the reality of the situation.=====

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Through the use of extreme close up and sad music, we as the responders can fully understand the idea of the effects of war on an individual. Park has successfully used these two techniques to demonstrate how hard war is for young people and the toll it takes.=====

Cinzia Favotto
In the Australian short film, Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park, the dominant theme of war, is effectively conveyed throughout scene 7, where a young boy, Manuk arrives home only to discover a package containing his father’s used army equipment. This film trails a young boy on his imaginative endeavors during the Korean war in 1951, which has since affected the protagonist’s village and country. Film techniques and effects are specifically used within this film to enhance and display certain aspects of the narrative, impacting the audience both emotionally and mentally. A long shot is used to allow the viewer to examine Manuk’s house, establishing a change in location. This shot is particularly significant in translating an important message to the audience based on Manuk’s daily behaviour and war, as it exhibits a collection of home-made, war-themed toys remaining untouched on a table, hence inferring that the entire short film displaying Manuk’s conduct, may indeed be a common occurrence or routine. I believe that this is important, as it demonstrates the impacts of war to the extent that the protagonist needs to self-entertain, by building war based toys. This also symbolically conveys the relationship between soldiers and routine, reflected in Manuk’s constant procedure of finding methods of entertaining himself and repeating the same routine on a daily basis. This may cause the audience to feel commiserative towards Manuk, and somewhat appreciative of their lives, considering they may be living in a higher standard environment. This serves its purpose in imposing the idea of war, as it displays a type of change out of the control of the country's own citizens. Non diegetic sound has also been used to evoke the viewer’s thought based on the film’s occurrences and war. This added music arouses the audience’s emotion, especially with the distant connection between the character and the audience. The fact that the protagonist is unable to endure the sound, breaks the emotional barrier between Manuk and the audience, creating a sense of friction, engaging the audience even further into the narrative, producing curiosity in Manuk’s further actions. This music also builds up to the climax of the film which is when Manuk uncovers his father’s possessions on his front porch. This is a relevant event in accordance to the theme of the impacts of war, as it demonstrates the young boy’s misconception often played out by misinformed young children faced by such devastating occurrences, such as war, particularly because Manuk has no absolute concept based on the loss of his father. This assists in enforcing the idea of war as it demonstrates the confusion and the misguidance often triggered by persons who experience war, as they may be misinformed by their government or possibly by people they know. Therefore, through the use of varying camera techniques, as well as non diegetic sound, Park has effectively conveyed the theme of war.

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 The disatrous and painful effects and impacts of war are effectively conveyed in scene 7 of the Australian short film, Birthday Boy, directed by Sejong Park in 2004. This scene emphasises this saddening notion as it reveals to the audience that his father has just died and makes us imagaine the negative impacts of growing up without one of your parents. One film technique used to convey this idea well is the use of soft, relective music used in the background when Manuk is opening the package of his fathers belongings. As an innocent and naive child, Manuk only sees this parcel similar to a present. Although, we as an audience unfortunately realise that the items are rememberents of his now gone father and are symbols of the loss and heartache attached with war. The gentle, reverent music puts the audience in a position to feel sorry for the young child as we can only imagine the negative and devasting emotions Manuk and his family will express when they realise what has depressingly occured. A visual technique that is evident in this scene is through the use of props, especially the family photos seen in the background in scene 7. This reminds us of the loss and seperation that war can entail as families are broken up and put through times of unneccessary heartbreak. Through noticing the family photos, we reflect on the closeness of Manuk’s family and how it will change from now on. It brings the audience to empathise and in some cases relate with the main character and create connections with the young boy. This in turn, results in making the short film one of which the audience can draw on certain feelings and personal experiences brought up due to the war-related themes and ideas explored throughout the story. In addition, these two techniques assist in revealing the impacts and effects of war, while especially focusing on the Korean War in 1951.  By; Natalie Rous :]

One idea that is conveyed in the concluding scene of The Australian Short Film Birthday Boy which was directed by seejong park is the impact and the effect war can have on us. This scene effectively does this when the audience learns that Manuk’s father, his role model that was in the army has past away and that the package that was in the mail is his personal items in which they have sent to his family because he has not made it out of the war alive. One visual technique is the camera angles used to convey the way that Manuk could be feeling. This is presented through camera angles by having a close up on the face of Manuk when he is going through his fathers possessions. The effect of this is so that we can reveal just by looking at his facial expression the way he feels. A sound technique that is used to convey meaning in the movie birthday boy is the background music that is playing whilst he is looking through his fathers belongings. The effect of this is to dramatize the fact that something that is not good has happened to his father, the music then stops as we understand that Manuk does not quite no what has happened to his father. Therefore through the use of these techniques, the effects and impacts of war have been conveyed in this final scene of Birthday Boy. By Jessica Di Blasio

 The innocence of children and the destruction of that innocence through war is effectively portrayed in scene seven of the short film, ‘Birthday Boy’, directed by Sejong Park. The naivety of children is shown through the misguided interpretation of the package the main character, Manuk discovers on his doorsteps containing his father’s belongings. Lighting is used in this heart-wrenching scene to convey Manuk’s limited understanding of the true message of the package. For example, when we see the top of the package a thick shadow lies across the address on the box. This technique mirrors the idea that Manuk doesn’t know where the package came from. The audience feels greater sympathy towards the joy of Manuk, as although Manuk is enjoying the ‘gift’, once he is told of the truth he will no longer look at the package as a gift, this deeply saddening the audience. The music also in this scene contributes to the idea of a child’s innocence. As non-diegetic sound the music is not heard by Manuk but serves as an indicator of the true meaning of the package. The moody music evokes a warning signal in the audience and highlights the naivety of Manuk as we the audience understands before he does. The story of the Birthday Boy tells of the purity of the innocence of children and the destruction of this through the tragedies surrounding war.  By Emma Williams

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One idea that is conveyed in scene 7 of the film Birthday Boy is the. This scene is crucial because it displays to the audience because we realise that his father has passed away. The film effectively does this through the package of his fathers possessions. One visual technique this is used during this scene is Camera Movement. An example of this is when the boy is marching backwards and forwards and it is a long angle shot, this here shows that he is being playful and acting like a solider like his father as though the war is a game. Another important camera angle shown is a close up when Manuk sees his fathers personal effects, he is under the impression it is a present for him, and does not understand the meaning of the package. The effect of the technique heightens the drama in the film and this reinforces the idea of irony of the gift. The effect of the technique changes the mood of the film as it becomes very somber as Maunk continues to play with this toys not realising the message of the present and mistaken's it to be a gift.===== By Lauren Calabrese

In the Australian Short film ‘Birthday Boy’ written and directed by Sejong Park successfully conveys the message of war. It was set in the year of 1951 during the Korean War in a small village where we witness the war through a young boy eyes. Manuk uses his imagination to replay the events which occur in war in a small village. The idea of war is developed through the use of diegetic sounds. This can be seen in scene 7, when Manuk arrives home and finds a parcel sitting on his front porch. The sound of the young boy kicking off his boots, climbing onto the front porch, his footsteps, the opening of the box and also his expressions and imitation of gun noises all lead up to the idea of War. But the feeling of loneliness and innocence is also created. This is effectively seen through artwork when the young protagonist, Manuk opens the box to find his father’s wallet but in the wallet a photograph of him and his father in army gear. This creates a feeling of compassion throughout the audience. The audience then feels connected with the young boy, realizing that his father had passed. Therefore, through the use of diegetic sounds and the use of artwork Sejong Park effectively conveys the message of war. Shantelle Suarez

One idea that is conveyed in scene 7 of the film Birthday Boy is the birthday present. This scene effectively does this as it's the final scene of the film. Within this context he realises that his birthday present is from his father. One visual technique that is used to covey this is when Manuk opens his present. An example of this technique is where the camera angles move from his face to his eyes. The effect of this technique demonstrates his emotions an reactions as he comes to realise that the birthday present is for him. The camera reveals his facial expressions as he opens a package containing belongings from his father who was in the war and had passed away. A sound technique used is digetic sound. An example of this technique is when Manuk walks up and down in his father shoes chanting the instructions that the soldiers did when they were at war. This gives meaning that he imagines himself in the army and he creates entertainment for himself. Non- digetic sound music builds to evoke emotion. Therefore through the use of of these technique we get an understanding of the birthday present and its meaning to Manuk. Ilaria Territo