Tight Jeans is a short film made in 2008 and was directed by Destiny Ekharaga. It is set in one location - a busy street in London, establishing the location. Three guys are sitting on a wall, waiting for someone and they see someone else walking past with tight jeans on. They then have a comical conversation about why black men can't wear tight jeans. There is a cyclical ending, because a the end another person walks past wearing a tight T-shirt, and one of the guys begins talking about the same topic again.
The film is extremely dialogue heavy/focused and wouldn't have work as well if the dialogue didn't sound quite realistic, and as though a group of friends could actually be having that conversation. The other micro elements aren't as noticeable because of how dialogue focused it is, but they are still important. The camera doesn't use many varied shots, mainly just shots of the three of them sitting on the wall, moving around slightly and sometimes cutting to close ups of their faces. The editing is also continuity editing, because as the director seems to be trying to make it seem as realistic as possible, she would want the editing to go unnoticed.
I do like the style of the film being dialogue heavy, because there is a strong focus on the script and the writing of the characters. I also like how it was just focused in one location, since it was simple but effective for the film they were making. I might use both of these elements in my own work, but maybe add slightly more action.
Good comments, particularly on dialogue. I think all the films offer different ideas. You have written about each of them very well.
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