Bottle dramas are usually established in TV series- it usually occurs when production ran out of money/budget but they still have to produce something. It is also used in minimalist theatres, improvisational theatre. With limited resources, script writer, cinematographers and editors have to be creative to keep the story moving. It is usually script heavy and dialogue driven- the dialogues is what keep the scene moving, revealing the characters. go through the experience together.

In our weekly readings John Belton mentioned how Rear Window is a blend of theatrical and cinematic space

Theatrical Space- Set deign and certain kind of camera movement to construct to establish a concrete unified space

Cinematic Space- Editing, framing and camera movement to construct a more abstract, psychological cinematic film space.

In Community- a simple question leads to principles and trust issues within a group of friends. Characters are forced to empty their bags, every bags leads to a new discovery between each character and to the audience.

I love the movie Coherence! Was quite bored at the beginning but James Ward Brykit did a great job by keeping the audience engaged with a limited space throughout the movie. It is very dialogue/story driven- my mind keeps thinking all the possibility to the mystery the characters were trying to solve.  I find bottle drama very relatable to film students- with limited budget and resources, filmmakers were forced to be creative in their storytelling.