Defining the Realities of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Filipino Film ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’: A Semiotic Analysis

ABSTRACT: This analysis is zeroed in on defining and dissecting the experiences of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), represented by Joy and Ethan, characters in the Filipino film ‗Hello, Love, Goodbye‘, starred by Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, respectively. Furthermore, this paper encompassed a comprehensive interpretation of Joy and Ethan through an analysis of different elements in the film and where they were parts of: characters, dialogues, colors, shot and editing techniques, and sound quality. Recommendations for further analysis were also included to further elaborate how a certain phenomenon can be dissected and represented in a narrative.

Keywords : ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’, Overseas Filipino Workers, Semiotic Analysis, Signs.