Analysing Juno

Roughly 115 shots

The way that we can tell that it is aimed at a younger audience is the language used, they tend to swear a lot and aren’t as nice to each other, the actors are young just like the audience, the non- diegetic music that is played is young and different, it deals with issues that young people can relate to such as teenage pregnancies and relationships. It also shows how she talks to her parents and how she can talk to them about her problems, how they adapt to the issues. The settings used are everyday places for example the park or school. They use this because they want the audience to be able to relate to the situation and teenagers are familiar with the settings.

The types of camera shots that have been are a range between mid, close up and wide shots. Also they use a range of different shots to make the opening more interesting and engaging for the target audience. Therefore close up shots are used to show facial expressions, introduce characters and show important details. Mid shots are used to show relationships within the characters and also is good to show relationships within the surroundings (settings). Finally wide shots can be used to introduce the settings of the film, locations and introduce large groups of people.

The pace of editing used in the opening is slow fast then slow. The reason why is so that the audience establish narrative characters locations and can get an understanding of what the film is about, when it pace of editing increases during the middle of the trailer creates a more exciting and entertaining image for the audience, however as the pace of editing slows down again towards the end of the trailer allowing the audience to take in everything that they have seen and especially the information about when the film is going to be screened.

Shots:

Close up of Juno looking at the pregnancy test- This has been used to let the audience engage with Juno’s reaction, they need to see what she thinks of the situation and what she does next.

Mid shot of Juno walking towards the hallway- This lets the audience see more of the setting during the trailer; it also adds variety to the trailer as you don’t want too much of the same shot type.

Wide shot of Juno and her friend talking on the bench about the adoption with fizzy drinks –This has been used so that the audience can see exactly where they are and what is happening around them.