The Arrival, 2016, Daniel Montanarini

The one-take style of The Arrival with a slow, creeping zoom throughout the long shot take, is technically appealing to me. This zoom accompanies the narrative- the woman's nerves and stress build as the camera inches ever closer to her face. Her dark surroundings emphasise her isolation and troubled mind, her voice-over narration does the rest.
The main source of light comes from the window she gazes out of, the key lighting hits her face, her freedom is encompassed by this coffee shop, by this window, by this arrival. The small lamps on the coffee shop tables are bright, focused and artificial, offering no warmth to this situation.
When the woman overflows her drink with milk, the staff member that jumps in is smiling, as is she, but he wears gloves, a shirt, and efficiently wipes away the spill. It is at this moment that the camera is now at a mid shot-to-close up of the woman, and darkness encloses on her.
Overall i'm not the biggest fan of The Arrival. I don't like the long, heavy dialogue and the stillness of the camera, but I like the thoughtful cinematography and mis-en-scene- particularly the darkness that falls at the climax of this short film.