Film Essay on Juno

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after this Junos van passes by 7 or so houses on the street where the Lories live and they all look very similar in size and shape, they all look perfect and expensive, i think this is to portray the character in Juno’s personality and house. When they pull up at the Lories house it looks very similar to the other cookie cutter houses they have passed by contrast with Juno’s house and car which are both older but have a more genuine and lived-in quality.
The placement of objects in this first sequence is very deliberate and is for the viewer to distinguish between the Lorie’s house and life as opposed to Juno’s. The first prop that is used to differentiate between Juno and the Lories is her car. It is a large older model blue van which is very different to what you would normally see driving around the estate. It is also not the usual car you would see a 16 year old girl driving around in which also highlights Juno’s unusual and unique personality. The other prop which also says ...

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well established lady with a high socioeconomic status. Whereas Juno is more abrupt and casual, when she goes to shake the lawyers hand she gives her more of a hand slap than a hand shake, which shows Junos laid back and sarcastic personality
The visual palette of Juno is seductive, rich tones reflecting each season. First of all the film stock used in Juno is traditional colour. One great example of cinematography in Juno is when she is pulling away from the Lorie’s house just after Mark told Juno he is leaving his wife Vanessa. She is driving along the road and you can see Juno in a view from behind her the lighting used is natural lighting coming in the front windscreen it is a hard ...

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