Shot Types
1. Low angle shot of Principle Jovi to represent the
power, control and high authority the principle beholds at the start of the
scene, representing the stereotypical "principle" image as well as
the use of the mid shot emphasizes her intimidating body language. The
camera would slowly tilt upwards starting from Principle Jovi's bold, gold name
desk label to her head, whilst still keeping both Principle Jovi body language
and the intimidating prop of the desk label.
2. A mid, reaction, two shot frame of Vanessa
and Juno to represent the contrast between both characters, emphasizing the representation
of my MACRO study of the stereotypes of mothers, presenting the difference
between the two mothers from their body language, physical appearance, and
their reactions from the principles meeting. This shot will also be a tight POV
framing from the headmasters point of view to emphasis the power the principle
has at the start of the scene by looking at the two mothers as
"pupils" on the other side of her desk.
3. Two shot, medium close up, reaction shot to once
again emphasis the difference between these two "mother" characters
through their slightly angry expressions and how the small detail in their
facial expressions, shows Vanessa reinforcing the stereotype mother image, and
Juno challenging the stereotype mother image, hence why the next shot has gone
from a mid shot to a medium close up, to slowly reveal the angry reactions of
the two characters & to create a climax to the conclusion of the
disruption.
4. A mid shot, reaction shot to when Britney is
ease-dropping on the meeting outside the door, using a mid shot to show her sly
body language, emphasis her physical similarity to Juno, and a reaction shot to
emphasis the confusion on Britney’s face due to the argument about the deep
secrets within her family. Therefore her stereotype mother (Vanessa) who tries
to take on the perfect mother role is actually a disguise for her dark
secrets.
5. A reaction shot, two shot, big close up of both
Juno and Vanessa to represent the anger, rage and "out of character"
emotions clearer whilst using a big close up to focus on the facial expressions
due to the representing the highest climax point within the disruption.
6. A eye level, reaction, medium, and three shot of
all the three characters in the office, all sharing the similar look of sudden
shock, to which I think the eye level position is a good idea as it causes
suspense to what the characters are shocked by. This shows the representation
of the difference of the reinforcement of mother stereotypes and the
challenges, once again, through the use of both Juno's and Vanessa's body
language in comparison to each other, as well as the principle is represented
at the start of the scene with power through the low angle, tilted shot, then
within in this shot, towards the end of the scene, the principle is shown
sitting down whilst the two mothers are standing up, representing her loss of
control and authority within the situation, switching the roles with the
mothers and herself.
7. A close up of Britney's face, as well as a
reaction shot to represent the importance of the characters emotion, allowing
the audience to be taken into the mind of the character, to have a insight into
the emotions that Britney is feeling through the intense focus of her facial
expression just through one shot. This represents Britney's vulnerable
characteristic as a child, since although when she approaches the principles
office in a independent manner whilst listening to heavy rock music to represent
some sort of rebelling adolescence earlier in the scene then within this shot,
it shows the vulnerability and innocence one would find within the typical
stereotype of a child which Britney represents in this particular shot, her
"child-like" image is expressed within this shot.
8. A over-the-shoulder shot with Vanessa's back
facing the camera, and Juno's face facing the camera along with Vanessa's hand
on Juno's shoulder in a pushing motion to which I think using a
over-the-shoulder shot emphasises the power the two characters have on each
other and reveals each of their personalities of Vanessa being a domineering
mother, protecting what is hers (Britney), which reinforces her typical mother
stereotype, and Juno still obtaining a child-like aura, despite being at the
age of 30, whereas the shot represents this well as Juno appears weak compared
to the angle Vanessa is shot in.
9. A big close up on Britneys mobile phone screen
to show the extreme importance of the text message, then the camera would
slowly tilts upwards to the previous message of "The test is positive. I'm
pregnant." and slowly zoom in to that text message until the shot is black
to show the vital importance of that one message which concludes the scene with
a cliffhanger ending.