"Book Bargain" - Short Documentary

In this short, the printing of telephone directories is visually represented without the use of music. I think this makes the film stronger. Music would have distracted from what was being presented. The film moves through different scenes of the production of this particular process. The technique is present as there is a clear view of what is going on and the viewer is not likely to be thrown off. Some might see this process as redundant. Yet, the visuals are pleasing. There is steady camera shots and there is a good sense of what the environment in the factory is like. There are workers, machinery, and resources that are used to make these directories before our eyes. It seems very Mr.Rogers-like but it was interesting because the process itself is not only to be at the attention of the audience. I thought about different experiences and memories as I watched this. Sometimes even something that can be "dull" like this process can bring other things to our recollection. I think about how smells or tastes can also do this. It is all about making the most of our senses and experiencing the world around us in a way that we might oftentimes take for granted. Seeing the simple things can bring about great ideas. That probably was not the purpose for making this film, but somehow I found that this was another way I thought about my world as I watched it. Anything that we can take from something that is apparently not life-changing can lead to other things that can be through our thought-process.