Scene Summaries – Mean Girls It starts off with a lot of credits at the beginning of the film, which takes up a lot of the time. There is a fade from the credits into the opening shot. The establishing shot is a close up of two characters, a male and a female. This shot is also a P.O.V , however we don’t realize this until a bit later, but we know that the shot is in the perspective of the next character that is going to be shown. Both the characters look a bit worried but also happy at the same time. The shot is also a bit of a low angle as though someone is looking at them. In the hand of the man is what looks to be a paper bag that is usually used for a lunch bag for school. We then cut to an over-the-shoulder shot of both of the two characters to create space for another character to emerge. As well as being an over-the-shoulder shot, it is also a close up of the new character who is a teenage girl who seems to be very happy. She has red hair and quite pale skin. This shot suggests that all these characters are related, maybe a family.
We then cut to a shot of just the man who is holding a camera and smiling. This suggests to us that he is about to take a picture. The surroundings that he seems to be in look quite sunny, this suggests it is around the summer time. We then cut to a P.O.V shot in the perspective of the man as he is about to take a picture of the mother and daughter. The mother seems very unhappy ,about to cry, while the daughter is just smiling. This suggests something big is about to happen.
We then move to an establishing shot to show the location of the characters. We can clearly see where the characters are standing which is in front of quite a big house which suggests they are not poor but quite well off. Also there looks like there is a very expensive car in the driveway of the home. We then go back to a P.O.V shot of the father about to take another picture. This time the mother is hugging the daughter, but instead of the daughter smiling she seems to be quite embarrassed. The fact that the father is taking a picture of that moment reinforces the idea that something different and significant is about to happen.
We then cut straight to a mid shot of the daughter standing facing the camera while we can see the backs of both the parents. The emotions of the girl are still quite happy but her posture suggests she is a bit nervous. Behind her is what seems to be a secondary school as we can see dozens of more teenagers who looks like they are all walking into the doors of the school. The shot shows the father’s head looking up which suggests he is looking up at the school as though he has given it approval.
We then go to another P.O.V shot in the girl’s perspective. People in this shot seem happy and smiling. However then we go to a mid shot of the girl again and we can see another person barging into her. Then once more we go to a P.O.V shot and we can see many teenagers standing around a tree looking at something that someone has set alight. We then go straight to a close up of the girl and now her emotions have changed completely she seems quite upset and worried. This suggests what she thought of school is actually completely wrong and she should have been worried about it and not happy. We then go to a completely different scene where the use of a mid shot shows her walking into a class room with a few other characters walking in behind her. Her head seems to be lowered this may suggest more bad things have happened to her before she got to that class room and she feels quite afraid.
We then go to an over-the-shoulder shot of her and we can see another girl who seems angry and mad. Quickly we realize that the girl is rude and mean. We then cut to a two shot of two new characters showing they have a good relationship they are both laughing at what just happening to the character. This suggests once again that something bad just happened to the girl and that no one seems to be nice to her.
Normally not very much happens in the first two minutes for a film, however this film we get the impression that it is going to be quite a quick film where events happen quite quickly and reveal the story line faster then normal.
Scene shots – Mean Girls
Close up of a man and women who seem to be looking at someone. This could be a P.O.V shot. The man is holding a lunch bag.
This is an over-the-shoulder shot of both the man and woman. They are both looking at a young girl who looks very happy.
This is a P.O.V shot of the girl looking at her father who is holding a camera and is about to take a picture. Tis suggests something important is happening It is also a mid shot as behind him we can make out a house and a car which suggests that they are in the suburbs somewhere. The lighting shows that it is a very sunny day which suggests that it is in the summer.
This shot is another P.O.V shot but this time from the father’s perspective. We can see that the mother looks very unhappy and the daughter looks very happy. This again reinforces the idea that something significant is about to happen to the characters.
This shot is a long shot but also an establishing shot as it is showing us the location of the characters. From this shot we can clearly see the characters are standing outside a very nice home which we can assume is theirs. This suggests they are not poor but actually well off.
This shot is once again a P.O.V shot of the father who is about to take another photo, however this time the girl is not happy but looks quite embarrassed, whereas the mother is crying and hugging the girl. This could suggest the girl is embarrassed by her mother and does not see the need for being upset.
This shot is a mid shot. We can clearly see the girl and her emotions as she is facing the camera, whereas the mother and father’s backs are facing the camera. We can clearly see the fathers head is lifted which could suggest he is giving his approval. This could be true as we now know why they were taking photos as the girl is going to school, we know this because behind her we can see dozens of other teenagers walking up the step and walking through the doors of a school.
This shot is clearly a P.O.V shot of the young girl as she walks nearer to the doors of the school. We can see many other people dressed in all different colours but the main influential colour is yellow. This could suggest that the school’s actual logo or crest could be related to this colour.
This shot is clearly a P.O.V shot from the girl’s perspective. We can see from it a number of other teenagers standing around looking at an object that has just been set alight. Many of them are laughing.
We then cut to a close up of the girl and this time looking at her expression she seems to be very nervous and even frightened.
This shot is clearly a mid shot to establish the new surroundings of the girl which is clearly in a class room. She seems to be walking in with her head down to reinforce the idea she is uncomfortable and worried.
Titles and Credits.
There a five different shots that show the title and credits. The first three are the production and distribution company credits and logos. The second last one is the name of the actor that is the main character in the movie which is Lindsey Lohan, and the last shot is the title of the film. There is no real transition into the next slide, just a fade to black. The slides seem designed just to quickly show the information straight away.
Use of sound- Mean Girls
At the beginning as the slides are begin play we hear quite upbeat happy music. This carries on into the film when the girl is hugging her parents and talking to them although it does die down. We hear a lot of what the girl is thinking and saying as we seem to be constantly in her perspective as though she is talking to us about how she is feeling. As at the start she tells us about her life, not all of it but the most important and key parts of it.
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