Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging - Opening

00:00 – 01:55

Sound
The clip is mostly diegetic sound however the little use of non-diegetic sound begins from the moment the Paramount logo has finished, since the music is instrumental it doesn’t overpower the dialogue. The diegetic sound is mostly dialogue between the characters, such as the father and daughter and characters at the fancy dress party. The other use of diegetic sound is when Georgia knocks over the plates and cups from the table, these sounds parallel what is happening in the film world. The line “boys don’t like girls for funniness” encodes these characters to always be after the approval of boys, reinforcing the ideology of women being dependent on men.

Editing and Framing
Straight cuts have been used to show the two characters talking, the daughter and father in the car, to a long shot of the pair. This shows the surrounding and the two characters in order for the audience to get the connection between the pair. Another example of a straight cut is to show the reactions of the other characters once Georgia has entered the party room.  The characters are positioned in the centre or the left hand side of the frame, however once the audience see the characters at the party, there are people completely filling up the frame. The titles that are seen fade in and out of the screen as well as being at the bottom of the frame; this allows the audience to focus on what is happening on the screen without being distracted by the titles.

Camera Shot and Movement
A tracking movement has been used to follow the car and character outside of the car down the road, this movement is appropriate to what the characters are talking about. A long shot is then used to show the setting although a road is shown it could indicate that this is where the majority of the film will be set. Mid-shots have been used to show the characters in their costumes as Georgia is walking past and the characters that Georgia is talking too. Close-ups have been used, particularly at the party scene, in order to show the different characters reactions to Georgia’s costume. From this a tilt movement has been used to follow Georgia walking through the room up to her part of the costume where one of the characters hits her with their prop.

Mise en Scene
Naturalistic lighting has been used in order to create verisimilitude, so the audience feel as though what they are watching is real. A lot of Georgia’s reactions are sad due to the characters laughing at her when she enters the room in her olive costume however the olive costume could connote that her character wants to stand out but she realises her mistake once she arrives at the party. It is hard to distinguish the different stereotypes that will be within the film but it is clear who the “villain” of the narrative will be due to her laughing first once Georgia has entered. Although the characters are in costumes, the majority of them are wearing short skirts, low tops or short dresses which are stereotypical of girls wanting to be seen.