Research: Sub-Genre Conventions - Camera, Editing, Mise-En-Scene and Sound

Listed below are the different techniques used in each of the four films (from the two sub-genres) and following them, a summary.

The Roommate - High School Drama

Camera

• 180 Degree Pan
• Wide Shots
• Low Angle
• Establishing Shot
• Over The Shoulder
• Close Up
• Extreme Close Up
• Tracking

Editing

• Jump Cuts
• Shot Reverse Shot

Mise-en-Scene

• Dull Lighting
• Simple Coloured Furniture
• Party Atmosphere
• Band

Sound

• Fast Paced Music
• Loud Music At Party

Bend It Like Beckham - Youth Drama

Camera

• Over The Shoulder
• Tilted Camera
• Zoom Out
• High Angle
• Pan Right
• Tracking Shot
• Midshot
• Pan Right

Editing

• Video Crossover
• Shot Reverse Shot
• Jump Cuts
• Elipsis

Mise-en-Scene

• Football Game
• Different Shops
• Market - Overwhelming 

Sound

• Voice Over
• Crowd Cheering
• Lost of Music
• Fast Paced Music - Fast Temo

Through the two film openings we watched in the two sub genres - the main differences we found was a wider variety of editing techniques in the youth drama but a wider range of camera shots in the high school dreams.