Binary Oppositions; 10 Thing I Hate About You

The storyline is like you typical teen movie set up, the intro shows the setting of college with the typical cliques and the outcast with romance and love.

Binary oppositions in the intro of film:
POPULAR GIRLS vs OUTCAST
GEEK vs BAD BOY

These binary oppositions are displayed through 4 factors; Mise en scene, Editing, Sound and Camera.

Mise en Scene:

Popular girls                           Outcast

• Better car                    Masculine car
• Short skirts                 Dark clothes
• Bright clothes             Loose fitting
• Makeup

Popular boys                         Geeks

• Baseball varsity's       Smartly dressed 
• Matching outfits         Glasses
• In big groups              Books 

Editing:

• Match cut to show the comparison between binary oppositions

Sound:

Popular girls                                                 Outcast

• Non-Diegitic sound of pop song         Non-Diegitic sound of rock song 

Camera:

Geek/New boy & Bad boy

• Two shot 

Popular teens

• Close up, isolating character show who is important
• Midshot to capture whole clique