1. Homework Week Two
This still photo is a clip out
of ‘10 Things I Hate About
You’. It was released in
1999 with the main
characters Kat Stratford
(Julia Stiles), Bianca
(Larisa Oleynik), Patrick
Verona (Heath Ledger). It
was originally adapted from
‘The Taming of the Shrew’ by William Shakespeare. In this
scene above it is pretty obvious that the two sisters are having a
disagreement this is very clear by a number of factors.
Colour- The two actresses are wearing very dissimilar colours in
their outfits. Bianca is wearing a white and pink vest in bright
pink. This innocent pink differs for the top which Kat wears.
The camouflage could be resembling the fact that she is trying
to hide away from popularity whereas her sister is very bright
so she might be trying to gain the spotlight. The background is
also very plain beiges and browns which makes the two
actresses stand out more.
Costume- The two actresses are wearing contrasting outfits.
Bianca (on the right) is wearing a light non-revealing outfit
which implies that she is the youngest whereas Kat (on the left)
is wearing a strappy camouflage top which gives us an insight
that she is the oldest. It also could show how different these two
characters are hence the disagreement.
Props- There are no props used in this scene. This could give
the idea that the two sisters don’t need anything to distract
them from the fact that they are arguing and everything the
other sister says is wrong.
Lighting- The use of low key lighting is used in this scene to
show that there is a bit of tension in the room. Normally in this
2. film in the good moments the lighting is high with the
brightness flowing through the actors.
Setting/Location- The setting for this location is in their home.
This is where they will be comfortable at and where most
confrontation will take place.
From Bianca’s facial expressions it gives a clear insight to the
audience that these two are having a strong argument, it seems
as though Bianca doesn’t agree with something Kat has done.
