Tuesday, 15 February 2011


In White Girl, camera angles help to convey different ages of the characters. Several shots help to emphasise the youth of the young girl on her bike; a fixed camera on the bike gives us a view of the girl's pink trainers, a sign off youth. We get many camera shots of her head and feet, giving the illusion of a small height to that of a child. The high angle of the feathers around her gives a childish, fairytale image, emphasising childhood. Later on in the Fish and Chip shop, a medium angle shows that the girl cannot see over the counter, once more adding emphasis onto the height of the girl.
The editing of the scene also creates an image of childhood. The editing of the bike scene is done as if the girl doesn't care about anything else in the world, this care free behaviour is also  emphasised with the jump cut outside the chip shop. 
The quiet calm soundtrack of the scene adds more to the "care-free" image. The ambience of the bike chain and brakes along with the speech "good girl" emphasise the girls youth .
Mise en scene creates the strongest imagery of the age of the characters in the scene. The properties of the scene, such as the xbox (carried by the boy)

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