2. • Upper class/ affluent
• Genre (romantic comedy)
• Narrative surrounding young people
• Desirable protagonist
• Concern with appearance
• Teenage society
3. • Protagonist is portrayed as upper class
• Excessive amount of shopping bags connote wealth and a
careless attitude towards spending
• Shots consist of low angles and are of large locations such as
mansions with staff and their owners who look small in
comparison, which represents them as affluent
• The proxemics between her and her father are close and her
body language is very assertive and confrontational which
shows she is spoilt
• The voiceover describes the protagonist as “teenage” and she
owns a large car which signifies affluence at a young age.
• Long shots show the father as larger than the maid (someone
of lower status) and therefore connotes higher class
4. • Medium shots and long shots with both genders which signifies the
relationship between boys and girls as a common theme as no
matter how close or far away both genders are present. The use of
close ups of these gestures are suggestive (e.g. feeding is a
connotation of intimacy, also cherries have sexual connotations) and
also connotes the protagonist as desirable.
• Diegetic Laugh sound creates an upbeat, fun atmosphere, this along
with a large use of extras connotes that the protagonist has a large
number of friends and is popular therefore signifying that the
protagonist is desirable.
• There is use of fast cutting rhythm over the suggestive shots, this
signifies that the protagonist’s promiscuity is not a large side of her
personality and represents this as an underlying sexual tone rather
than a main theme.
5. • The shots signify that the protagonist is pre-occupied
with her looks, given the camera angles shot at a low
angle to show she thinks highly of herself, and she is
using props such as a hairbrush which makes her seem
vain
• The close up of the computer shows “MIS-MATCH!” Is
use of of hyperbole and
• There is a fast-cut rhythm of the protagonist with her
possessions, to signify she spends vast amounts of
money on looking good regularly, and the camera is shot
from a low angle to represent her as confident, which
reassures the audience that she is proud of this
6. The shots are fast-cut which reflects the protagonist’s
upbeat mood and lifestyle
The mise-en-scene includes lots of pinks and reds
which connote romance
The lighting is high-key, even in dimly lit rooms, which
reflects the positive feel of the film
The music is upbeat, uplifting and feel-good which is
typical of romantic comedies
7. Teenage Society
• Teenagers are represented as wild
• The shots are fast-cut which gives a sense of the
atmosphere of a party
• The girls are are all cramped in the car without
seatbelts which shows that they value partying
more than safety therefore they appear as
carefree
