Juno

1. Juno AS90850: Show understanding of specified aspects of visual/oral texts, using supporting evidence.

2. Thursday: Pre-test on cinematography • Cinematography – visual features in a film text crafted through camerawork and filming. • The test will be short, asking you to describe film still shots in as much detail as possible. • It will also ask you to explain the choice of visual features and the intended effect.

3. Before We Watch Write answers to the questions below (on refill): • What would you think if a friend of yours got pregnant? • How do you think her parents would react? How would her friends react? • How do you think NZ society views teen pregnancies?

4. Before We Watch • Compare your answers with your neighbour. • Add any new ideas to your own answers.

5. Starter Activity • Do you think the reaction of Juno’s parents is realistic? Why/why not?

6. Starter Activity: Quick Quiz • What is Juno's surname? • What does her father do for a living? • Where do they live? • What is the name of her stepmother's business? • What is PaulieBleeker's "only vice"? • What is Juno doing when she tells Bleeker she is pregnant? • What does she have in her mouth? • What is the topic for their chemistry class? • Where does Juno go to "procure a hasty abortion"? • What is it that makes her change her mind?

7. Starter Activity: Quick Quiz • What sort of adoptive parents does Juno look for? • What kind of an adoption does she insist on? • How does she describe it? • Where do the Lorings live? • What is Mark's occupation? • What is Vanessa's? • What nickname is Juno given at school? • What is Juno most often seen eating? • When Juno tells the ultrasound technician that the adoptive parents might be "evil molesters", what does Leah suggest would be even worse? • What video does Juno watch with Mark?

8. Cinematography Pre-Test • Cinematography – visual features in a film text crafted through camerawork and filming. • If you know technical terms for visual language, please include them. • Please write on named refill, to be handed in. • You will have five minutes to analyse each of three film shots. For each, describe: • The shot type/angle/movement. • The effect of the shot/angle. • The composition of the shot (how objects/ characters are framed or presented) • The meaning created by the shot.

12. Shot 1: Bren and Mac • Over the Shoulder/ Point of View Shot. • Shows the reaction of Bren to Mac’s words; makes the viewer feel part of the conversation. • Bren and Mac are at eye level – they are equals discussing a serious issue. Bren is framed closely, showing this is an intimate conversation. • Bren and Mac are involved in an intimate conversation, and the viewer feels part of the conversation.

13. Shot 2: The Freeway • Extreme Long Shot (ELS). • Gives an overview, showing scenery and location. • Juno in the Previa is very small in the centre of the shot. Also included are the creek, the boat and the train. • The long distance shows loneliness; the train and the boat symbolise things ‘getting away’ from Juno or out of control. The high angle gives the idea that there is a lot weighing down on her.

14. Shot 3: The Loring’s Front Door • Long Shot (LS); also shot at a Low Angle (LA). • Makes Mac and Juno appear small (and of lower status). • Mac and Juno are small in comparison to the door, making the Loring’s front door seem large and imposing. The mirrored glass adds to this. • Emphasises the differences between the families. The door is a symbol of the fancy house and the rich world of the Lorings, that Mac and Juno are entering from a lower status world.

15. After the First Viewing Answer the questions below on refill: • Which character(s) did you empathise with? • Which character(s) did you disagree with? • Has your attitude to teen pregnancy changed? (Empathise: to experience the thoughts, feelings or attitudes of another.)

16. After the First Viewing • Why is Vanessa so uptight and awkward with Juno? • Juno likes Mark rather than Vanessa. What makes her change her mind? • Two people suggest to Juno that visiting Mark is not a good idea. Who? What is Juno's response in each case? • There are a number of clues that the Loring marriage is not happy before Mark drops his bombshell. How many did you notice?

17. Narrative Structure in Juno Starter Activity: • List the six parts of a narrative (exposition…) • For each part, can you describe the corresponding event in Juno?

18. Narrative Structure in Juno • Exposition • Catalyst • Turning Point 1 • Turning Point 2 • Climax • Resolution • The Front Yard: Juno and the chair. (Also The Chair: Juno and Bleeker). • The Store: Juno takes the test and finds she is pregnant. • Fingernails: Juno doesn’t go through with the abortion. • The Lorings’ House: Mark announces he is divorcing Vanessa. • The Freeway: Juno is alone, at a point of crisis. • The Steps: Juno and Bleeker are happy together. (Also The Birth showing the note from Juno to Vanessa).

19. Narrative Structure in Juno WALT: Explain the narrative structure of the text. Key topics this week: • Describing scenes important to the narrative. • The idea of “cause and effect”. • Three narratives in one film? • Narrative Point of View (POV). Extension: The “Hollywood Formula”.

20. Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition • Visual Feature: long shot (LS) shows “the chair” as an important symbol – the beginning of Juno’s problems (and the beginning of the narrative). • Visual Feature: voiceover “it started with a chair.”

21. Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition • Visual Feature: flashback to show an event important to the narrative. • Visual Feature: soft lighting to create warmth and intimacy. • Visual Feature: extreme close up (ECU) of lips add to intimacy between the characters.

22. Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition • Visual Feature: Point of View (POV) shot to show Juno’s perspective. • Puts the viewer inside Juno’s mind – so that we can empathise with her, and feel what she must be feeling. (Empathise: to feel or identify with another. Derived from empathy.)

23. Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition Summary Activities: • What do we learn about our characters in this scene? Write two points for Bleeker and two for Juno. • How would you describe the tone of this scene? • Why is this scene important to the overall narrative? (Tone: the feeling or mood created.)

24. Narrative Structure in Juno: Catalyst • Oral Feature: scratching fingernails sound effects are used to show the discomfort Juno is feeling about her abortion. • Visual Feature: two shot shows Su-Chin and Juno.

25. Narrative Structure in Juno: Catalyst • Catalyst – a problem or conflict is introduced, that the character must resolve. • What is the problem/conflict? • Is it internal or external?

26. Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax • Mark tells Juno he is leaving Vanessa. • Is this the climax of the film? Discuss with your neighbour.

27. Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax • Visual Feature: mid-shot (MS) of Juno and Mark to show reaction and emotion. • Visual Feature: rapid cutting between characters to show tension in the conversation.

28. Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax • Visual Feature: extreme long shot (ELS) to show isolation: Juno is dealing with her crisis alone. • Visual Feature: high angle (HA) the weight of Juno’s crisis. • Visual Feature: symbolism – the train symbolises events that are out of Juno’s control.

29. Narrative Structure in Juno: Resolution • Visual Feature: composition Juno and Bleeker are centred, opposite, to show how they suit each other. • Visual Feature: symbolism both are playing guitars. Also the steps symbolise the future. • Visual Feature: music “I am the church and you are the steeple….” to show how they suit each other.

30. Narrative Structure in Juno • We have learnt: • Key scenes in the narrative structure of Juno. • Visual Features and how they are used for effect in these key scenes.

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32. Narrative Structure in Juno Today we are learning to: • Explain the narrative structure of the text, by looking at narrative threads. • Narrative threads are the different parts of the story, that weave together in a certain way.

33. Narrative Structure in Juno • Most of Juno revolves around Juno and her pregnancy. However, there are other important characters and relationships in the film. • Leah and Juno • Juno and Bleeker • Mark and Vanessa

34. Narrative Structure in Juno • Different narrative threads in the film have their own structure. For example: • Bleeker and Juno fall out after Juno finds she is pregnant. • Juno is upset that Bleeker is taking Katrina to the prom. • Juno and Bleeker have a big argument in the hallway at school. • Juno realises she loves Bleeker, and fills his letterbox with tic-tacs. • They end up together.

35. Narrative Structure in Juno • Another important narrative thread is Vanessa and Mark’s marriage. We see them happy in their first meeting with Juno and Mac:

36. Narrative Structure in Juno • How does this narrative thread continue? Describe how Mark and Vanessa’s relationship changes.

37. Narrative Structure in Juno • How is this narrative resolved?

38. Narrative Structure in Juno • The mid-point of the narrative is an event that turns up the tension or conflict in a text – something happens to kick the action to a higher level. • In Juno, what is this event and when does it occur?

39. Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point

40. Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point • VF: soft lighting in the basement. • Oral Feature: DialogueJuno: “is Vanessa here?” Mark: “no, we’re safe.” • Oral Feature: Music Mott the Hoople: Juno’s favourite, also the one Mark and Vanessa danced to at prom. • Setting the basement: Bleeker and Juno had sex in Bleeker’s basement… • Shows intimacy between Mark and Juno. • Shows there is something secretive about Mark and Juno being together (is it right?). • Shows how Juno has become caught up in Mark and Vanessa’s relationship. • Shows how Mark and Juno’s relationship has developed to something serious. Also links Bleeker and Juno’s relationship to Mark and Juno.

41. Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point We have learnt: • How narrative threads are woven together. • How the mid-point of the narrative adds another layer of tension/action to the narrative. You should have: • A close analysis of key scenes in the narrative. • A close analysis of the mid-point. • A vocabulary of visual and oralfeatures.

42. Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and Effect Starter Activity: • The first turning point in the narrative is when Juno decides she doesn’t want an abortion. • What other events does this cause in the narrative?

43. Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and Effect Answer these summary questions on refill: • Does Juno have a happy ending? Why/not? • Describe how Juno weaves different narrative threads together. (2-3 sentences) • Briefly describe the mid-point of the narrative. Explain why the mid-point is important to the film. Give examples of visual and oral features to support your explanation. (PE…ER paragraph)

44. Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and Effect Your choice today: • Review the narrative structure of the film: cut and paste events. • Explore the idea of the “Hollywood Formula”: discuss the idea that all Hollywood films are essentially the same.

45. Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and Effect • Cause and effect is the idea that one event is directly responsible for another. • In Juno, the narrative is driven by a series of linked events.

46. Choice of Activities: Narrative Review: • Starting from Juno and Bleeker becoming “sexually active”, cut and paste these key events. • Complete the event to show how one event causes another. Hollywood Formula: • Read the information on the 3 Act Model. • Sketch the structure of Juno. Does it fit the 3 Act Model? • Can you fit your favourite film into the model? Compare with a neighbour and discuss.

47. Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and Effect • Bleeker and Juno “become sexually active”. Juno must… • Juno goes for an abortion but decides not to (the fingernails scene). She decides to… • Leah and Juno look for adoption ads. They find…. • Juno tells her parents. Mac wants to… • Mac and Juno visit the Lorings. As a result, Juno and Mark… • Juno sees Vanessa at the mall. Juno realises… • Juno returns to visit Mark. Because Mark tells Juno… • Juno decides that Vanessa… • Juno also decides that Bleeker…. • Therefore in the end…