Sunday, 21 December 2014

15. MICRO Conventions Analysis

She's All That (1999)
Sub-genre: High School Drama

Camerawork
Cut in (hands/scissors), Point of view from character, Canted angle (paints), Cut away, Medium shot, Zoom, Tracking character, Long shot, Establishing shot (school), Zoom into character, Wormseye view (shoes), Track character, Over the shoulder shot, Two shot, Tracking of interacting characters, Steadicam, Over the shoulder perspective of character, Track of characters, Two shot (relationship)

Editing
Fade from cut to cut of crafting hands, Titles movement according to hand gestures, Animated title, Ellipsis - character change location, Titles on top of moving image, Cross cut (related to previous narrative)

Mise-en-Scene
Art studio setting (paints, canvases, etc.), Apron on character, Character's head tilted (art piece approval), Breakfast plate and juice, Exterior of school setting, Father in work uniform, Character (Zack) wearing school sports jacket, Casual clothing, Pushes other character (bully attitude), Taylor - wearing all pink (stereotypical)

Sound 
Soundtrack, Non-diegetic, Diegetic (headphones), Dialogue, Diegetic from school tannoy/radio, car noise - foley, dialogue, soundtrack continues in background

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