Iconography shows that most films tend to start on a typical day.
Mise-en-scene, most dramas start on a seemingly normal day before the major event occurs so this short film conforms to the drama genre.
The narrative conforms to the idea that thrillers first start the day as normal but as things go on things become unusual, me and my team mate, decide to conform rather than subvert to this therefore creating the illusion of reality.
Sound, diegetically the casual chatting, key tapping on the laptop, and such suggests a normal day (at first) which conforms to the start of dramas. The sound of the train and cars in the background shows that the drama is set in a town, which is generally where dramas are set, therefore the short film conforms to the drama genre. When the man calls out frantically to the woman it signifies the major event which all dramas must have and it ups the tension as the viewers try to understand what is going on.
The camera has many examples of shot-reverse-shot to show conversations happening are a very common feature in the drama genre as in most dramas a lot of conversation must occur in order for the characters to find out all the details of the significant event that has happened and also to establish the relationships between the characters for the viewer. The close ups of the characters' facial expressions is key in the drama genre as it helps viewers understand relationships between the characters and also it shows their reactions to the significant events.
It is likely that the message is don't leave things to late.
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