Miss Fitzjohn Half Term Homework

Waterloo Road - Transgender

Mise en scene - Martin is wearing his differently to the other pupils to make himself stand out and look different. He has styled his hair and is wearing shiny silver shoes which suggests that he is quite feminine, whilst the others boys are dressed scruffy and have not really taken time in there appearance. Also martin is covered up and has buttoned his shirt right to the top which represents that he is not comfortable with his body

Camera angles/movement - There is a close up shot of Martins shiny shoes as he is opening a door which represents that he is quite feminine and puts attention on the fact that he is different from the other boys. There is also a tilt shot showing Martins body which again represents his difference. This then leads into a pan shot of him walking to the mirror which shows that something important is going to happen and this draws all the attention and focus on him. There are also many close ups of Martin face that represent how distressed and upset he is.

Sound - When Martin walks into the changing rooms there is sad non digetic music playing represent how he is feeling, how lonely and upset he is. Also there digetic sound of boys talking as they walk into the changing room which shows they all get along with each other and are loud and confident, whilst Martin is left out and shy

Editing – There is a focus pull when Martin is by the mirror which has a blurred close up of his face and in the background a clear shot of the group of boys which puts the focus on them and shows that they are dominating the shot. The shot then returns to Martins face and there is a sloe zoom out which There is his sad expression and shows that all the focus is on him