(POST ELEVEN)
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
ART GALLERY SCENE
The setting of these scene is shown in an art gallery, overall a very different setting to the rest of the film as it is more calm and serene, as the audience are no longer stressed about Bueller being caught. This fear and paranoia is created by a chaotic scene- which are repeated in the beginning and ending of the films, so by changing the setting to an empty art gallery, it allows for the main characters to come across more relaxed, as well as the audience who can remain relaxed. In the beginning of the scene, an empty room is used alongside a long trail of children on a trip, this suggests that the three main characters are showing more of a fragile and less immature side of themselves as they are no longer disobeying any older characters. Many frames within this scene only show artwork, in most frames in the beginning of the scene show no main characters, this allows the director to make aesthetically pleasing shots with notoriously famous paintings, that the audience will appreciate. The setting is important for this scene as it is completely juxtaposing against the entire film as we begin to understand how Ferris is sincerely feeling, showing his mature yet vulnerable side, especially with Sloane. The setting does not clearly show the genre or era of the film, as the simplicity of an art gallery does not effect this, this is mainly shown through costume and makeup. 
The use of artificial lighting within the art gallery allows the characters to be exposed under the harsh lighting, this could suggest that the harsh lights begin to show the vulnerability of the three main characters. However, this is mainly shown through Cameron's main emotions, as before not too much is described, despite the clear abundance of his parents. This contrasts against the lighting of the dark room where both Ferris and Sloane are romantically placed in front of a stained glass piece of art, the almost silhouette created by the dark room in front of the blue stained glass window suggests that it is more intimate scene between the two lovers. The editing between the two contrasting shots in lighting could suggest the differences in the emotional states of the main characters, as the two scenes alternate quickly it becomes clearer to the audience the differences of mainly Cameron and Ferris.
The costumes remain the same as the beginning of the film, as it is still the same day. The costume allows the audience to understand the era of the film, as the iconic eighties styles of teenagers are stretched between the three characters. The constant use of beige and denim is common for the time, especially during the release date of this film. Ferris is wearing fashionable (for the time), casual clothes signifying his status which is popular and up to date. Sloane replicates his style, by wearing an oversized jacket similar to Ferris- this signifies their close relationship, and how similar they be to one another. On the other hand, we have Cameron who symbolises the less confident characters within the film, this is mainly shown through the characters figure expression and movement. However, through costume we can tell through his haircut/style that he comes across more conservative as it is more slick back, this could also symbolise the differences within status and perhaps even how families can effect certain individuals. As Ferris is more confident and rebellious, whereas Cameron remains reserved for most of the film- this is portrayed through the hatred from his father.
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