Notice opens up in a dull isolated location. The mise-en-scene allows us to assume that the film has something to do with a shop from the door with the sign 'Entrance Trade Only'.

The protagonist comes into view wheeling a heavy cart and is clearly struggling. She wheels the cart into an empty stock room piled high with other boxes. From this we can see that this deserted stock room is hr workplace. The first time her face comes into view she looks miserable. The camera goes on to show a box of sweets labelled ‘Funny face lollies’ with a funny face on the side. Other people may have found this funny; however the protagonist shakes her head at the box and appears to look even more miserable.

She is dressed in loose fitting, cheap looking clothes so the audience are able to gain an insight into the type of person she, her face is red and puffy

From her appearance the audience are able to gain an insight into the type of person she is. She is dressed in loose fitting, cheap looking clothes so she doesn’t seem to take care of her appearance. Her face is red and puffy as though she may have been crying. On top of this her hair is in two ponytails like a little girl which symbolises that she may be vulnerable.

Watching her pack the boxes away onto shelves that are full of boxes it is obvious that her job is monotonous. When she’s walking for her cigarette break it’s clear that this is routine for her as she walks while looking to the ground so she knows the way to her specific spot. While walking to have her cigarette the camera captures her surroundings. We are able to see more into her life and from the matching, dirty looking houses with old furniture outside of them; it shows she lives in a poor area.

When she reaches her cigarette spot she takes a long drag then is disturbed by a girl speaking to her. From the change in camera angle we can see that the girl who speaks her was right next to her but the fact that the protagonist is visibly startled shows that she is in her own world, and is quite a nervy person.

The girl continues speaking to her and the protagonist doesn’t reply and looks uneasy. It makes the audience think that perhaps she isn’t used to people speaking to her.

Although the girl has a community payback jacket on she seems quite jolly and forward, making jokes and asking for a cigarette. We learn that the protagonist’s name is Hayley by the community service girl reading aloud Hayley’s name badge. I think the fact it takes this long to hear her name that Hayley feels she is defined by her job.

Hayley opens up to this stranger and claims that she doesn’t want her job because her dad got it for her. She looks uncomfortable talking about it as though she wished she never said it.

Later as she is leaving work the screen goes black, giving the audience the sense that we might be shown her home life. However the next shot shows her back at work taking down stock. This reinforces that this is her life day in, day out.
Whilst working, she looks around to make sure no one sees that walks out to have a cigarette. It seems as though something so small is the highlight of her day and makes the audience feel pity for her.

When Hayley gets to her cigarette spot the community service girl isn’t aware she is there. From Hayley’s facial expressions it is clear how hard she is finding it to speak to the girl and obvious that she doesn’t usually engage in conversation with people.

As Hayley and the community service girl start speaking, it becomes apparent that Hayley is clearly troubled about her father. It seems that he may be dominant over her as she gets snappy about him and not being able to quit her job.

When she goes back to her workplace she goes into the toilet and looks into the mirror as though battling with herself.

It goes to a black screen then back to the first shot we see of outside her workplace, again emphasising the tedious routine she is in. We see Hayley smile for the first time when she goes on her break to see the community service girl. The girl is paints Hayley’s hand and they both leave their handprints on the wall.

Calm and relaxing non-diegetic audio begins and plays while different shots of the pair talking and laughing are shown. The music stops as soon as Hayley realises she is late and runs off which could represent that it was magical for her.

It is the next day and we see different shots of other workers in their departments looking unhappy. The shot shows that nobody is there where Hayley works and we see her walking out for a break looking really happy. Already the girl has had a huge impact on her life as Hayley can’t wait to go and see her.

When she realises the community service people aren’t there she looks distraught and sad music plays. She places her hand in the imprint they left which symbolises that she is not alone in the World. Instead of going back into her workplace she walks away showing that something inside her has changed.