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11- Ferris bueller's day off- Mise en scene

Ferris beuller's day off is an 80s teenage comedy in which the main character, a confident, sly and clever high schooler does everything he can to ensure that he doesn't get caught while skipping school. On this day that he is not at school him, his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron take a trip to Chicago which has its ups and downs. In one scene, because the miles on Cameron's dads Ferrari have been changed, Cameron goes "berserk", screams and pretends to go into a mental state. We then see Ferris and Sloane trying to wake him from this state while sitting in a pool and having him sit poolside. When Cameron slumps himself into the water, Ferris throws himself after him and brings him to the surface where Cameron wakes up and states that he was fine and was joking about being mad.



This image shows Cameron sitting in the back of the car, dazed while Ferris drives and Sloane turns to him to Comfort him. The way that Ferris is shown as not caring for him and driving on displays the sort of person he is meant to be in the film. Whereas Sloane turning round to care for him shows that she cares to an extent. Also because he is sitting in the back on his own implies that he is a tag along and they don't really want him there. Because he is seated in the back he is a lot higher than then Ferris and Sloane and therefore seems to be sticking out in the crowd. This is also shown by the shirt he is wearing as he is wearing a bright red shirt that draws attention to him.



This image shows Cameron sitting on a chair overlooking a pool while Ferris and Sloane are in the hot tub. Because he isn't in a right state of mind, having Cameron seated poolside emitts a sense of danger. Again, attention is drawn towards Cameron as he is seated a lot higher than Ferris and Sloane while sitting in the hot tub, Ferris asks whether he is alright yet and as he does so he takes a bite of a biscuit. This shows that Ferris doesn't really care for him while pretending to do so. Also because Ferris is now wearing leopard print shorts, it further seems as though his leisure is more important to him than Cameron. Because Cameron's shirt in this scene has changed from a bright red to a brown, it seems as though something bad is going to happen. After pretending to fall in the pool and being saved by Ferris, Cameron states that it was all a joke to which Ferris disapproves and throws him back into the pool. By having Ferris save Cameron it shows that though he does care for himself and not much for Cameron he does still posesss qualities of a caring person.

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