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Notes on a Scandal – Creative Response
1. NOTES ON A SCANDAL – CREATIVE
RESPONSE
By Emily Barrett
2. 12 SECONDS, ESTABLISHING SHOT
There’s a young girl sitting on a
bench, you can’t make out any of
her features
She’s sitting alone.
You can see everyone else
around her playing in the
playground with their friends.
The weather is dull and a bit
foggy.
This should create a sense of
3. 12 SECONDS, MID- SHOT
This shot is from the front of
the girl.
You can not see her face, her
identity is revealed.
Her face is sad and thoughtful.
This creates sympathy again
along with the mood putting
pushed down to being sombre
and upset.
4. 5 SECONDS, CLOSE-UP
The shot is of a school bell
going off.
This gives an idea to the
audience of where the girl is
located.
It also gives an sense of time
because it must be specific in
order for a bell to go off.
5. 6 SECONDS, LONG SHOT
This shot shows all the pupils in
the playground rushing inside
the building.
The building is a school.
This portrays the children as
being well behaved and know
what their doing so it suggests
that this process in monotonous.
6. 7 SECONDS, HIGH SHOT
The shot is of the girl sitting on
the bench.
She has not yet gone inside, she
is completely alone.
Because of the high shot it,
makes her seem vulnerable and
insignificant (which is also
illustrates by her not having
any friends to sit with).
7. 5 SECONDS, CLOSE-UP
This shot is of her hands as she
pulls out a locket from her
pocket.
An element of mystery is
brought up from this shot.
Makes audience ask questions,
what significance does the
locket have, what’s inside of the
locket.
8. 3 SECONDS, MID-SHOT
The girl quickly places the
locket back into her pocket.
Shows that she doesn’t want to
drop or loose it.
This object obviously means a
lot to her, why?
9. 10 SECONDS, LONG SHOT
The girl makes her way back
into the building, she isn’t
rushing.
Gives the audience the idea that
perhaps she isn’t fond of school
and would like to be else
where.
She doesn’t seem to care
whether she’s late for class,
show’s that she has things on her
10. 7 SECONDS, AERIAL SHOT
This shot looks down at the
entire school. The title come up
saying ‘Story of a Lost Cause’.
Gives the audience more
information and they begin to
understand that maybe this girl
is maybe suffering from a death.