Further research on teenage romance

Shot by Shot Analysis of 'Step Up'

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She’s All that



She’s all that focuses on introducing the audience to the protagonist. This is shown through showing us the character in her element creating a piece of artwork. This tells us that she is a creative person. The costume that she wears is not very fashionable and is more casual suggesting that she is comfortable and doesn’t feel the need to dress up. The starting sequence is unconventional as it doesn’t start with various establishing shots, its starts off with a montage the director may have chose this as a reflection of what she was doing. The character was creating a collage which is a layering of different textures and images and a montage is a selection of shots layered and put together to emphasise passing of time and activity. The element of this opening I like most is the way the director introduced and focused on the protagonist and the type of character she represents.

Summer Catch



Summer Catch is similar to she’s all that in the sense that it introduces us to the main protagonist, each protagonist has a hobby which is made clear instantly through the use of establishing shots of the baseball field in Summer Catch. However in this case there is a narrative to help the audience understand the type of person the protagonist represents. This character is very driven by his hobbies and this is seen through the way he speaks and what he says ‘’ playing here is the chance of a lifetime’’. A convention that both opening sequences convey is the way the director introduces the protagonist doing either a hobby or being in the environment where the hobby takes place. The director also uses mis-en scene (costume) to represent the character so instantly we are aware and given clues of the type of people they are. In the case of Summer Catch the main character is wearing a vest with a baseball institution written on it.



Mad Love

Once again mad love highlights a character being shown doing something they are interested in hobby wise. We pick up clues about the narrative as the opening shows a male character watching a female character in excitement through a telescope. This happening in the first scene of the film highlights the genre which is teenage romance, it also gets the audience wondering if the two characters will end up meeting up or getting together and having the audience asking questions is a good way to get audience intrigued.