This document analyzes shots from a teen drama film, examining how they establish setting, characters, and themes through techniques like camerawork, editing, mise-en-scene, and sound. Shots show the school setting, introduce the main character as a social outcast, and depict stereotypical high school cliques. Colors like red are used consistently to represent the film's themes of love and danger. Establishing shots orient the audience and signal transitions between scenes or periods of conflict through the use of songs. Credits reveal the film studio and stars to attract audiences.

3. One of the first things we see is the institution
‘Screen Gems’. The placement of this ident is
important as it informs the audience that this is a
film made by Sony.

4. THIS LONG SHOT IS USED AND FRAMED TO PROVIDE THE AUDIENCE WITH A
LOCATION SO THEY CAN ESTABLISH THE SETTING FOR THE FILM. WE CAN ALSO
SEE THAT IT IS A FILM SET IN CALIFORNIA WHICH IS KNOWN FOR BEING A
SUNNY PLACE.

5. IN THIS SHOT WE SEE THE BUSY LIFE OF THESE STUDENTS AS THERE IS A
LOT GOING ON IN THIS SCENE. THE CAMERA ALSO MOVES IN THIS SCENE
TO EMPHASIS THE BUSY EVERYDAY LIVES OF THESE STUDENTS. HERE WE
SEE A VARIETY OF MISE EN SCENE PRESENTED THROUGH THE
STEREOTYPICAL REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE FRAMED
JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER POINT WE SEE WHAT SEEMS TO LOOK
LIKE ‘NERDS’ OR ‘GEEKS’ PLAYING SOME TYPE OF GAME.

6. IN THIS SHOT THE MAIN CHARACTER GETS KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR, AS
THE PERSON WHO HIT HER JUST CARRIES ON WALKING. THIS PRESENTS
HER AS A WEAKER CHARACTER AND ALSO AS THE SOCIAL OUTCAST
WHICH IS A COMMON STEREOTYPE WITHIN THE TEEN DRAMA GENRE,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER. SHE IS ALSO PRESENTED IN A
HIGH ANGLE SHOT WHILST SHE IS ON THE FLOOR WHICH HELPS TO
ESTABLISH HER AS THE SOCIALLY INFERIOR CHARACTER.

7. ANOTHER LONG SHOT IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE SCENE IN THIS SHOT.
THE NON DIEGETIC SOUND IN THIS SHOT IS HAPPY AND UPBEAT WHICH
HELPS TO SET THE SCENE, HOWEVER WE AS AN AUDIENCE KNOW THAT
THERE WILL SOON BE CONFLICT AS IT IS A TEEN DRAMA.

8. IN THIS SCENE EDITING IS USED WELL IN THIS MEDIUM CLOSE UP SHOT,
FIRSTLY THE BLACK AND WHITE FILTER AND THE RED A WITH IS THE
THEME FOR THIS MOVIE. ALSO DUE TO THE FRAMING THE ATTENTION OF
THE AUDIENCE IS BROUGHT TO THE RED A, WHICH ALSO IS A COLOUR
THAT STANDS FOR BOTH LOVE AND DANGER. MISE EN SCENE IS ALSO
USED TO HELP CREATE A SENSE THAT THIS WAS A VIDEO FROM A OLDER
TIME.

9. THIS SHOT PROVIDES US WITH INFORMATION ON THE ACTORS WITHIN
THE FILM WHICH IS A BIG FACTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF A FILM. HAVING
STARS SUCH AS EMMA STONE DRAWS IN AUDIENCES, ALSO EDITING IS
USED TO MAKE THE A’S IN THE ACTORS NAMES RED AND IN A STRAIGHT
VERTICAL LINE. THIS IS EFFECTIVE AS IT REALLY EXAGGERATES THE
THEME OF THE FILM WHICH IS THE RED A.

10. IN THIS HIGH ANGLE LONG SHOT WE SEE TWO PEOPLE SITTING ON A CAR
OVERLOOKING THE CITY AT NIGHT. VERY CLICHÉ, ESPECIALLY SO IN THE
TEEN DRAMA GENRE. THE TWO CHARACTERS ARE IN CLOSE PROXEMICS
WHICH SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. ALSO THE SONG
POKERFACE IS PLAYED AS AN UNDERTONE TO THIS SCENE. THE SONG IS
USED AS A HAPPY NON DIEGETIC SOUND BRIDGE BETWEEN MULTIPLE
SCENES AND IT IS USED TO SIGNAL THAT THE PERIOD OF CONFLICT IS
OVER.

11. IN THIS FINAL SHOT WE ARE PROVIDED WITH MORE INFORMATION. WE
ARE AGAIN GIVEN THE IDENT AND FILM COMPANY HOWEVER WE ARE
ALSO GIVEN A WEBSITE. THE TEXT IS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED WITH SOME
RED IN THE WORDS ‘NOT’ AND ‘DID’. THE CONSTANT USE OF THE
COLOURS RED AND WHITE ESTABLISH THE RUNNING THEME WITHIN THE
FILM. THE RED CONNOTES DANGER AND LOVE WHEREAS THE WHITE
CONNOTES PURENESS AND INNOCENCE. THESE LINK BACK TO THE
NARRATIVE OF THE FILM AND CONFLICT WITH THE PROTAGONIST.