The Office

Suddenly, the loud sound echoes in the theater; the audience smiles with an expectation of becoming lost in the story. Is it the anticipation and excitement throughout the packed room that draws in a multi-cultural group of movie goers to the big screen? The classic Hollywood film, His Girl Friday, mise en scène frames a love triangle that is about three characters: Walter Barns (Cary Grant), Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) and Bruce (Ralph Bellamy) as Hildy's fiancée. The opening sequence of scenes—intended to view as one shot—visually parallels the fast-paced, invigorating, romantic relationship theme and overlaps the dialog of two individuals who, in spite of their divorce, quickly realize they are still partners. As with most love triangles, the third character, Bruce, is deliberately set aside. Alternatively, the unseen elements—cinematography, editing, sound, acting, and writing— evokes emotions and creates a sense of oneness with the characters The newsroom room frame resonates with the sound of the news staff hustling around the office on the day Hildy—dressed fashionably in a business suit with matching hat. While and Hildy's frumpy dressed fiancé, Bruce, wearing an oversized raincoat, paid a visit to Hildy’s former place of business. The right to left long traveling shot across the busy and noisy Chicago’s Morning Post moves past reporters eagerly waiting to tackle the day's news. The switchboard is ringing off the hook, but the shot remains the same, as it dissolves to active female telephone operators at a switchboard in the outer office; the editor calls out to a copy boy. A reporter states, "If anybody needs me, I'll be down at the courthouse,” as he is leaving. The over the shoulder framing becomes the focal point of the shot as the happy couple—Hildy and Walter her doting beau-deep in conversation, enter the waiting area. Hildy smoothly glides through the wooden gate with an “NO ADMITTANCE” sign, held open by Bruce. As Hildy starts to move across...