3336 JOCELYN
Scene Analysis
The virgin suicides,1999
11/08/2010

1SCENE OVERVIEW
The Lisbons are a Catholic family living in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in the 1970s. The father, Ronald, is a math teacher at the local high school and the mother is a homemaker. The family has five daughters: 13-year-old Cecilia, 14-year-old Lux, 15-year-old Bonnie, 16-year-old Mary, and 17-year-old Therese.
Lux begins a romance with local heartthrob Trip Fontaine. Trip negotiates with the overprotective Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon to take Lux to a homecoming dance, on the condition that he finds dates for the other three girls.
School football field Trip got Lux ,they had a nice night . But the next day morning , when lux wake up . She can not find trip. Only LUX , only she sleeping in the football field .
Then she takes taxi go back , she is thinking in the taxi ,she is sad .

11 SHOT ANALYSIS
Shot 1
3 seconds



Shot Size:
medium full shot , she not move on
Shot type
This shot type is close up
Character Movement
There is no drastic movement within the Frame . The girl lying on the ground .
The girl is sleeping . Her face is serene . And the she open her eyes . This is only movement in this scene .
Color Usage
The background's color is blue . I think this is very important in this shot . In this shot , the color express this time is morning, help to add the cold in this morning .
And the color make people feel calm down , and also hint the story's progress . The ending of story not happy .
Camera Movement
This shot camera movement is zoom in ,and not move . because the director want us to see her face clear .
Camera Angle
The camera angle is not high . The type of the movement is it angled up to the character .
Lighting
The light in this shot is important , Lux wake up and , this thing happen in the morning, so the lighting make us easier to know what is happen in our actress.
Sound
the background music is quite and sad . This kind of music always tell us heartbroken
Subtext
This shot is happen in the morning , Lux is sleeping and wake up , she doesn't know what happen. She still bathe in last nigh , she is happiness . Bur everything tell us , color or sound , she will sad .

Shot 2
4 second



Shot Size
long full size
Shot type
This is a long shot , and this shot is my favourite shot . It is very classical shot in whole movie . Form close up to long shot . Let the girl appear smaller and smaller . And the football more and more open . The last make everyone know the boy already leave . Only Lux .
Character Movement
This movement is necessary in order to keep the focus of the shot on
the movement of the girl while keeping Lux more and more small in this long shot
She raise her head , she is looking for the man ,and the she sit still keeping to find him.

Color Usage
the same with shot 1
Camera Angle
The camera angle is high . The type of the movement is it angled up to the character .
Lighting
the same with shot 1
Sound:the same with shot 1
Subtext
In this shot , the girl sit at the football ground . The man already leave , the boy put her away .
Shot 3
5 seconds


Shot Size
medium full shot , she not move on
Shot type
This shot type is close up
Character Movement
There is no drastic movement within the Frame .
Color Usage
The color has a little dark , because Lux sit in the taxi , the color totally express her sentiments .
Camera Angle
The camera angle is not high
Lighting
The lighting in this shot is important . Because she behind a window ,we can not see her face clear , but the lighting make us know she is sad ,and confuse . She is thinking . From blue to black .
Sound
the same with shot 1