Research Task- time line and analysis

Teen Angst Research Task

Timeline of teen angst films

1967- To Sir with Love, James Clavell
1984- Footloose, Herbert Ross
1995- Clueless, Amy Herckerling
2003- Freaky Friday, Mark Waters
2004- Mean Girls, Mark Waters
2004- 13 Going on 30, Gary Winick
2008- Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Gurinder Chadha
2010- Easy A, Will Gluck
2014- The Fault in Our Stars, Josh Boone

Love story plot
A girl who is presented as older than she actually is
A teenage girl trying to fit in at


Detailed analysis of the opening sequence of Easy A

Sound- the song in the opening sequence helps attract the target audience as it is up beat. This non-diegetic music will appeal to teenager as the genre has already been identified. There is also the sound of a school bell, which is diegetic. This will appeal to the target audience further as they are at school a lot of the time.


Use of titles- the title "Easy A" helps attract the target audience of teenagers as they can relate to getting grades at school. Also, the writing is in bold which attracts the target audience straight away as it catches the eye of and is memorable for the audience.


Camera work- the camera work helps attract the target audience as in the opening scene the camera is tracking, with a mid shot, a student whilst he is walking into school. This is relatable to the target audience as it is the beginning or end of a school day for teenagers.


Mise-en-scene- some of the mise-en-scene the director has used in the opening sequence is props and setting. The film Easy A is set in a school and the props that are used are school books. The target audience can relate to this as they have to carry school books around with them at school


Representation- there are two types of representation used in the opening sequence of Easy A. These are gender representation and age representation. Gender representation is shown when the group of 'popular' girls are walking through the school. This will instantly attract females as they are the main gender in the opening scene so it is one of the first things the audience sees. Age representation is used throughout the opening sequence as all of the people walking into the school are teenagers. This connotes that teenagers are the main age group in the film Easy A. This will attract the target audience as they can relate to the same sort of activities in the film as they are in the same age group.