Otherwise Engaged - Analysis

Cast:
Megan - Hannah Arterton 
David - Mark Quartly 

Crew:
Director - Alicia MacDonald
Writer - Alicia MacDonald 
Producer - Helen Grearson & Jack Sidey
Cinematography - Gareth Munden
Editor - Myles Robey

Oherwise Engaged is a 2015 short film directed by Alicia MacDonald and is about a man who tries to propose to his social media obsessed girlfriend. The genre of this film is Rom-Com. It shows the modern days obsession with selfies and social media. Everyone these days has the need to document everything on their social media for the world to see. 

In terms of Mise-en-scene, the main prop within the film was a mobile phone which the action seemed to revolve around. Megan interupted David when he was proposing, just so she could film it and post it online. She payed more attention to the phone than the propsal itself. She wanted to document it and post it on her social media so all of her friends can see it. During the actual propsal, she doesnt pay any attention to Dave because all of her attention is on the phone.
After she stops filming, she tells him that he is "So cute" instead of answering the proposal. This shows how she is not actually interested in the proposal itself, but more engrossed in putting it on social media.

This all creates comedy because is very realistic to how people in the modern day would act. It shows how we cannot live without technology and sharing our lives with everyone.