Backgrounder:
Little Miss Sunshine is a heart-warming, American road drama film about a family's journey to support the dream of the seven year old Olive (Abigail Breslin) to join a beauty pageant in California. During the two days road trip, the family experienced a lot of set backs and challenges (including the death of Olive's grandpa) which ultimately brought the dysfunctional family closer than ever.
Aside from the light comic-drama story crafted in a linear plot, the movie can be best appreciated through it's mise-en-scene.
Deco'r
The decorative styles used in the set and props in the movie were in Au naturel. It achieved the look and feel of a middle class American home, complete with modern but not ultra expensive furniture and stuff. The use of paper plates and the different plastic drinking wares (assumed to be taken from product freebies) used during the dining suggested the not-so-organized nor ideal characteristic of the family.
Camera Shots
\The film makers clearly know when and what shots to use for a certain scene. Close up shots were taken to emphasize emotion, medium for conversations, etc. The over all camera shots combined somehow creatively made a lighter atmosphere for drama without sacrificing the entire story.
Lighting
The Film used High Key Lighting making the entire frame look so bright with almost no shadow at all (except the night scenes, of course). Since the film is supposed to be a feel good film with a minor touch o f family drama, the High Key Lighting helped achieve this by lighting up the tensions of the character dialogues in the frame.
Location
There were only three primary locations in the film: the family house in New Alboquerque, Mexico, The Redondo Beach in California (where the pageant is going to be held), and the long, barren road that they have to travel to reach their for two days.
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