Travelling and Arriving

Camera and Editing

This clip shows characters travelling and arriving through the school.

There are many ways that editing and camera have been used. 

Camera:

• Track-so that the viewer does not miss any of the action in the scene, also to establish that Donnie Darko and his friends are important characters in the film
• Close Up-To show that the boy is a rebel, as well as to show his facial expressions while he is snorting the drugs
• High angle Shot-Gives the impression that the girl reading the book has low power in the school and that she is is of little importance to the movie
• Camera on it's side-this gives the impression that something surreal is going to happen in the scene as it confuses the viewer 

Editing:

• Cross cut-this shows us that Donnie is important as it cuts to him opening the doors to the school as he walks in 
• Fast Motion-This is used when the women is walking to establish the importance of what she is doing, it is also funny to watch adding an element of comedy
• Slow Motion-This makes the girls dance moves look more deliberate and dramatic to watch

Character

The characters in the clip show the stereotypical students in American High schools.

One kind of character shown is the popular boy who has all the friends. In this clip that is Donnie Darko, the protagonist of the movie.

Another character portrayed in this clip is the rebel in the school. He is portrayed in this clip as the drug tacking antagonist of the movie. He is shown as rude as he makes funny faces at the teacher and barges past the protagonist.

In Addition, the little nerdy girl who doesn't have many friends is also portrayed in the movie. she is shown to be a loner in the film as she is sitting on her own.