LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - CAMERAWORK:

Close ups:

• Each family member - shows their emotions, if they are enthusiastic or not
• See what Dwayne writes in his notebook
• Close up of each family member during the trip

Two-Shots:

• Dwayne and Frank - shows similarities between the two characters (sensing a special bond)
• Lack of two shots between Sheryl and Richard until confrontation (two shot tracking shot)

Tracking Shots:

• Bus driving scene
• Follows Olive so we feel her excitement

Handheld Camera Movement:

• Olive going through her room (excited)

• High key/hard lighting - colour

Is there any moment where the camera seems to be further away than necessary, in which the characters seem to be rather small and almost swamped by the setting?

• Yes
• The van driving scene
• Mom going to the kitchen to talk
• Camera stays in the living room
• Can see the others in the living room

Are there any distinct phases within the extract where one sort of camerawork or another dominates?

• Close ups
• Tracking shots
• Medium/Long shots
• Long shots - travelling