Travelling and arriving blog task:

Travelling and arriving plays a key function in teen films as it conveys the character of a person. Types of transport used by a person can often give the audience an insight into the character and their background. Also, types of transport also plays a part in confirming or rejecting the stereotypes the audience create due to other mise en scene used in the film such as costumes, body language and props.The use of transport by characters in teen films also helps to establish binary oppositions among characters.

Types of transport used and what they infer:

Typically in teen films the popular rich kids are the ones who often have the 'cool, fresh' cars. Jocks are often shown as travelling and arriving in a sports car which usually appears to be very brightly coloured and seems to drag a lot of attention. For example in the movie she's all that the popular boy is seen arriving to school in a bright yellow flashy car. This allows the audience to make their own assumptions based on the transport they use.

Also, another popular way of travelling and arriving in teen films is walking or the school bus. These methods are usually used by the 'losers' or 'unpopular' kids in high school. Both these methods of travelling are very low key and don't drag a lot of attention. They also enforce their position in their school of being 'invisible'.