JUNO
AS90850: Show understanding of specified aspects
of visual/oral texts, using supporting evidence.
Thursday: Pre-test on cinematography
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Cinematography – visual features in a film text
crafted through camerawork and filming.
The test will be short, asking you to describe film
still shots in as much detail as possible.
It will also ask you to explain the choice of visual
features and the intended effect.
Before We Watch
Write answers to the questions below (on refill):
 What would you think if a friend of yours got
pregnant?
 How do you think her parents would react? How
would her friends react?
 How do you think NZ society views teen
pregnancies?
Before We Watch
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Compare your answers with your neighbour.
Add any new ideas to your own answers.
Starter Activity
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Do you think the reaction of Juno’s parents is
realistic? Why/why not?
Starter Activity: Quick Quiz
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What is Juno's surname?
What does her father do for a living?
Where do they live?
What is the name of her stepmother's business?
What is Paulie Bleeker's "only vice"?
What is Juno doing when she tells Bleeker she is
pregnant?
What does she have in her mouth?
What is the topic for their chemistry class?
Where does Juno go to "procure a hasty abortion"?
What is it that makes her change her mind?
Starter Activity: Quick Quiz
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What sort of adoptive parents does Juno look for?
What kind of an adoption does she insist on?
How does she describe it?
Where do the Lorings live?
What is Mark's occupation?
What is Vanessa's?
What nickname is Juno given at school?
What is Juno most often seen eating?
When Juno tells the ultrasound technician that the
adoptive parents might be "evil molesters", what does
Leah suggest would be even worse?
What video does Juno watch with Mark?
Cinematography Pre-Test
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Cinematography – visual features in a film text crafted
through camerawork and filming.
If you know technical terms for visual language, please
include them.
Please write on named refill, to be handed in.
You will have five minutes to analyse each of three film
shots. For each, describe:
The shot type/angle/movement.
The effect of the shot/angle.
The composition of the shot (how objects/ characters are
framed or presented)
The meaning created by the shot.
Shot 1: Bren and Mac
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Over the Shoulder/ Point of View Shot.
Shows the reaction of Bren to Mac’s words; makes
the viewer feel part of the conversation.
Bren and Mac are at eye level – they are equals
discussing a serious issue. Bren is framed closely,
showing this is an intimate conversation.
Bren and Mac are involved in an intimate
conversation, and the viewer feels part of the
conversation.
Shot 2: The Freeway
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Extreme Long Shot (ELS).
Gives an overview, showing scenery and location.
Juno in the Previa is very small in the centre of the
shot. Also included are the creek, the boat and the
train.
The long distance shows loneliness; the train and
the boat symbolise things ‘getting away’ from Juno
or out of control. The high angle gives the idea
that there is a lot weighing down on her.
Shot 3: The Loring’s Front Door
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Long Shot (LS); also shot at a Low Angle (LA).
Makes Mac and Juno appear small (and of lower
status).
Mac and Juno are small in comparison to the door,
making the Loring’s front door seem large and
imposing. The mirrored glass adds to this.
Emphasises the differences between the families.
The door is a symbol of the fancy house and the
rich world of the Lorings, that Mac and Juno are
entering from a lower status world.
After the First Viewing
Answer the questions below on refill:
 Which character(s) did you empathise with?
 Which character(s) did you disagree with?
 Has your attitude to teen pregnancy changed?
(Empathise: to experience the thoughts, feelings or
attitudes of another.)
After the First Viewing
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Why is Vanessa so uptight and awkward with
Juno?
Juno likes Mark rather than Vanessa. What makes
her change her mind?
Two people suggest to Juno that visiting Mark is
not a good idea. Who? What is Juno's response
in each case?
There are a number of clues that the Loring
marriage is not happy before Mark drops his
bombshell. How many did you notice?
Narrative Structure in Juno
Starter Activity:
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List the six parts of a narrative (exposition…)
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For each part, can you describe the corresponding
event in Juno?
Narrative Structure in Juno
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Exposition
Catalyst
Turning
Point 1
Turning
Point 2
Climax
Resolution
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The Front Yard: Juno and the chair.
(Also The Chair: Juno and Bleeker).
The Store: Juno takes the test and
finds she is pregnant.
Fingernails: Juno doesn’t go
through with the abortion.
The Lorings’ House: Mark
announces he is divorcing Vanessa.
The Freeway: Juno is alone, at a
point of crisis.
The Steps: Juno and Bleeker are
happy together. (Also The Birth
showing the note from Juno to
Vanessa).
Narrative Structure in Juno
WALT: Explain the narrative structure of the text.
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Key topics this week:
Describing scenes important to the narrative.
The idea of “cause and effect”.
Three narratives in one film?
Narrative Point of View (POV).
Extension: The “Hollywood Formula”.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition
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Visual Feature: long shot (LS) shows “the chair” as an
important symbol – the beginning of Juno’s problems
(and the beginning of the narrative).
Visual Feature: voiceover “it started with a chair.”
Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition
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Visual Feature:
flashback to show an
event important to the
narrative.
Visual Feature: soft
lighting to create
warmth and intimacy.
Visual Feature: extreme
close up (ECU) of lips
add to intimacy
between the characters.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition
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Visual Feature: Point of
View (POV) shot to
show Juno’s perspective.
Puts the viewer inside
Juno’s mind – so that we
can empathise with her,
and feel what she must
be feeling.
(Empathise: to feel or
identify with another.
Derived from empathy.)
Narrative Structure in Juno: Exposition
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Summary Activities:
What do we learn about our characters in this
scene? Write two points for Bleeker and two for
Juno.
How would you describe the tone of this scene?
Why is this scene important to the overall
narrative?
(Tone: the feeling or mood created.)
Narrative Structure in Juno: Catalyst
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Oral Feature: scratching
fingernails sound effects
are used to show the
discomfort Juno is feeling
about her abortion.
Visual Feature: two shot
shows Su-Chin and Juno.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Catalyst
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Catalyst – a problem or
conflict is introduced, that
the character must
resolve.
What is the
problem/conflict?
Is it internal or external?
Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax
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Mark tells Juno he is leaving Vanessa.
Is this the climax of the film? Discuss with your
neighbour.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax
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Visual Feature: mid-shot (MS) of Juno and Mark to
show reaction and emotion.
Visual Feature: rapid cutting between characters to
show tension in the conversation.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Climax
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Visual Feature: extreme long shot (ELS) to show
isolation: Juno is dealing with her crisis alone.
Visual Feature: high angle (HA) the weight of Juno’s
crisis.
Visual Feature: symbolism – the train symbolises
events that are out of Juno’s control.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Resolution
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Visual Feature: composition Juno and Bleeker are
centred, opposite, to show how they suit each other.
Visual Feature: symbolism both are playing guitars.
Also the steps symbolise the future.
Visual Feature: music “I am the church and you are the
steeple….” to show how they suit each other.
Narrative Structure in Juno
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We have learnt:
Key scenes in the narrative structure of Juno.
Visual Features and how they are used for effect
in these key scenes.
What is wrong with this picture?
Narrative Structure in Juno
Today we are learning to:
 Explain the narrative structure of the text, by
looking at narrative threads.
 Narrative threads are the different parts of the
story, that weave together in a certain way.
Narrative Structure in Juno
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Most of Juno revolves around Juno and her
pregnancy. However, there are other important
characters and relationships in the film.
Leah and Juno
Juno and Bleeker
Mark and Vanessa
Narrative Structure in Juno
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Different narrative threads in the film have their own
structure. For example:
Bleeker and Juno fall out after Juno finds she is
pregnant.
Juno is upset that Bleeker is taking Katrina to the
prom.
Juno and Bleeker have a big argument in the hallway
at school.
Juno realises she loves Bleeker, and fills his letterbox
with tic-tacs.
They end up together.
Narrative Structure in Juno
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Another important narrative thread is Vanessa and
Mark’s marriage. We see them happy in their first
meeting with Juno and Mac:
Narrative Structure in Juno
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How does this narrative thread continue? Describe
how Mark and Vanessa’s relationship changes.
Narrative Structure in Juno
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How is this narrative resolved?
Narrative Structure in Juno
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The mid-point of the narrative is an event that
turns up the tension or conflict in a text – something
happens to kick the action to a higher level.
In Juno, what is this event and when does it occur?
Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point
Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point
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VF: soft lighting in the
basement.
Oral Feature: Dialogue
Juno: “is Vanessa here?”
Mark: “no, we’re safe.”
Oral Feature: Music Mott
the Hoople: Juno’s favourite,
also the one Mark and
Vanessa danced to at prom.
Setting the basement:
Bleeker and Juno had sex in
Bleeker’s basement…
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Shows intimacy between
Mark and Juno.
Shows there is something
secretive about Mark and
Juno being together (is it
right?).
Shows how Juno has become
caught up in Mark and
Vanessa’s relationship.
Shows how Mark and Juno’s
relationship has developed
to something serious. Also
links Bleeker and Juno’s
relationship to Mark and
Juno.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Mid-point
We have learnt:
 How narrative threads are woven together.
 How the mid-point of the narrative adds another
layer of tension/action to the narrative.
You should have:
 A close analysis of key scenes in the narrative.
 A close analysis of the mid-point.
 A vocabulary of visual and oral features.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and
Effect
Starter Activity:
 The first turning point in the narrative is when Juno
decides she doesn’t want an abortion.
 What other events does this cause in the narrative?
Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and
Effect
Answer these summary questions on refill:
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Does Juno have a happy ending? Why/not?
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Describe how Juno weaves different narrative
threads together. (2-3 sentences)
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Briefly describe the mid-point of the narrative.
Explain why the mid-point is important to the film.
Give examples of visual and oral features to
support your explanation. (PE…ER paragraph)
Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and
Effect
Your choice today:
 Review the narrative structure of the film: cut and
paste events.
 Explore the idea of the “Hollywood Formula”:
discuss the idea that all Hollywood films are
essentially the same.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and
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Cause and effect is the idea that one event is
directly responsible for another.
In Juno, the narrative is driven by a series of linked
events.
Choice of Activities:
Narrative Review:
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Starting from Juno and
Bleeker becoming
“sexually active”, cut
and paste these key
events.
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Complete the event to
show how one event
causes another.
Hollywood Formula:
 Read the information on
the 3 Act Model.
 Sketch the structure of
Juno. Does it fit the 3
Act Model?
 Can you fit your
favourite film into the
model? Compare with a
neighbour and discuss.
Narrative Structure in Juno: Cause and
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Bleeker and Juno “become sexually active”. Juno must…
Juno goes for an abortion but decides not to (the
fingernails scene). She decides to…
Leah and Juno look for adoption ads. They find….
Juno tells her parents. Mac wants to…
Mac and Juno visit the Lorings. As a result, Juno and
Mark…
Juno sees Vanessa at the mall. Juno realises…
Juno returns to visit Mark. Because Mark tells Juno…
Juno decides that Vanessa…
Juno also decides that Bleeker….
Therefore in the end…