High School Musical

High School Musical is centred on the two main characters Troy - the start player of the school's basketball team - and Gabriella - the new girl who is top of her classes. They initially meet on New Year's Eve, where they realise that they both like singing, and then end up being in the same tutor group in high school. Both of them want to audition for the school play but they don't want to do something new and different, and they eventually end up auditioning and getting a call back; this annoys Gabriella's friends, Troy's team and Sharpay and Ryan - the twins who get the main roles in every school play. In the end, Troy and Gabriella get the roles, win a basketball match and win a maths competition, teaching their peers that it isn't always bad to try something new.

This long shot of Troy handing in his phone and sitting sideways on the chair to talk to his friend shows that he's rebellious. The long shot of the classroom also shows that everyone in the class is a typical teenager who doesn't really like school as they aren't paying attention to what the teacher is saying and are instead socializing. The bright colours of their outfits add to the overall happy mood of the film and is typical of a teen film that's aimed at younger teenagers.

This mid shot has the two main characters in focus to emphasise that they are important. Sharpay is wearing pink clothing to emphasise that she is girly and fashion conscious. Her expression shows that she's excited to be talking to Troy, while his expression shows that he's feeling uncomfortable - it's typical of a teen angst film for the popular girl to have a crush on the popular guy.

This over-the-shoulder shot shows that she is nerdy because in this scene she is telling the teacher that the calculations on the board are wrong while talking to Sharpay - which emphasises that she is extremely smart. It is emphasised that she is the opposite of Sharpay by her clothing because the colour scheme is a lot darker while Sharpay's look is very pink and bright - reflecting their personalities.