Use of Conventions

We used setting as a comedic convention to put Santa in an business environment to create irony since Santa is usually seen in a happy fantasy workshop. We used many close-ups to show facial expressions as seen in many other films. Challenging the standard jump-cuts, we filmed longer shots with many zoom ins. We took a lighthearted, Marxist view on the exploitation of workers by having Santa represent the "boss" and the elves represent "exploited workers."