Scene Analysis - Sing Street

 

In this scene from the 2016 film Sing Street we see our main character Conor trying to talk a girl called Raphina and get her into his band, which has just made up so he can talk to her and get her number.
We see that Raphina has higher status than Conor as she is standing over him and the camera looks down from her. As he has a cigarette and we are told that her boyfriend is apparently a drug dealer we also get the sense that she may be a bit rebellious.
The shots in the scene are very simple with a wide shot showing the both of them on the steps and also showing other pupils going into the school. Then there are medium shots where we see bot the characters and these are over the shoulder but also tilting up to look as Raphina and down to look at Conor showing the difference in status.
The dialogue in the scene is very naturalistic and the way that it is delivered is very genuine. This also helps create humour in the scene as we see that Conor is a little bit awkward especially when she asks him to sing for her. The naturalism is also there as there is no backing music and only the ambient sound of birds and passing people. There is only music at the very end where she gives him her number and this shows the joy and accomplishment he feels.
The colour scheme is also very naturalistic and we see Conor and all the other boys around him in grey school uniform but Conor is dressed especially smart as he is new to the school and has come from a private school. Raphina has a completely different look to him, dressed in denim with makeup on and looks a lot more cooler that him. This also shows there difference in characters and at first the audience may not believe that he will get the girl.