10. Dissecting a Scene
• At the end of the film, Chuck, editor-in-chief
of The New Republic, is going through all of
Stephen’s Articles
• It constantly flashes back and people see how
Chuck is getting frustrated because he is
realizing Stephen put lies in his articles

11. •Sound- calming music with a bit of
curiosity to show that Chuck is curious if
Steve has lied in any other aticles
•Narrative- Chuck is going to look at
other works of Steve to show and prove
that he has lied in other articles
•Behavior/Mood- serious yet calm as
this could change everything at TNR
•Lighting-front lighting is used to show
that Chuck is innocent and he is going to
prove that he isn’t just going after Steve
•Camera Angle- This is the establishing
shot and is also a medium shot and eye-
level, showing people what Chuck is
about to do
•Scene/Focalization- the scene shows
that Chuck is going to look at all of
Steve’s articles through a eye-level angle

12. •Sound- still the same music as in the
earlier scene
•Narrative- Chuck is picking out all of
the magazine’s that Steve wrote in to
see if all his articles are truthful or not
•Behavior/Mood- still calm yet serious
as Chuck picks out magazines
•Lighting- still front lighting to show
that Chuck is doing the right thing
instead of just going on what Steve
said
•Camera Angle- still Eye-level and a
medium shot, which is used to have
people perceive that they are there
watching Chuck do all this
•Scene/Focalization- The focalization
here is that Chuck is about to sit down
and read all of Stephen’s articles to
see which ones are real and fake

13. •Sound-there is no music as Stephen’s •Lighting- it is Side lighting as only half of Chuck’s
voice plays in the background reading face is lit, which means that he doesn’t have any
off his articles bias and only wants the truth
•Narrative- As Chuck reads this, he •Camera Angle- it is still eye-level yet is now also
realizes that it’s not just one article a close-up on Chuck so people can see his
Steve has lied in reaction
•Behavior/Mood- Chuck is very serious •Scene/Focalization- Chuck is reading through
and the whole scene is serious as this Steve’s articles and realizes that he is lied in every
determines if Steve is lying or not issue he has written for TNR

14. •Lighting- it is still Side-lighting showing the
•Sound- the music starts to play again
unbiased opinion of Chuck
as Steve continues to read his articles
out loud
•Camera Angle- the camera now switches from
eye-level to High angle to show that there is still a
•Narrative- Chuck is realizing that Steve
good amount of magazines for Chuck to go
has lied in his articles
through
•Behavior/Mood- it is very serious as in
•Scene/Focalization- through high angles, people
the last shot
are shown that Chuck believes Steve has lied more
than once in his articles

15. •Sound- music beings to play
louder and Steve continues to
read his articles
•Narrative- Chuck is picking out
the lies in Stephen’s articles
•Behavior/Mood- very serious
and sad because Chuck is
realizing Steve has lied in every
magazine
•Lighting- no specific lighting, but
just to show how many articles
Chuck has gone through already
•Camera Angle- a high-angle and
close-up to show all the
magazines Chuck has gone
through
•Scene/Focalization- through all
the articles, the narrative is being
told as ‘Steve has lied a lot in his
articles’

16. •Sound- the music keeps playing •Camera Angle- A close-up of Steven from earlier in
as he keeps reading his articles the film with a smile that shows that he was a guy
that Chuck is reading everyone liked
•Narrative- Steve was such a
awesome guy, no one would •Scene/Focalization- through the use of the
think he would do this flashback, people are shown how Steven got away
with it: everyone liked him to much
•Behavior/Mood- relaxed and
happy because it is a flashback
•Lighting- natural lighting, nothing
specific

17. •Sound- music swells as multiple voices
of Steve read off his articles
•Narrative- once again, Steve got away
with it because he was such a likeable
and funny guy to his co-workers
•Behavior/Mood- relaxed, elated yet
serious as this shows why Steve was
able to do this
•Lighting- nothing specific on any of the
3 people
•Camera Angle- a close-up and focus on
one of the editors laughing at a joke
Steve made from earlier in the film,
with 2 other people being blurred in
the back
•Scene/Focalization- through the use of
camera angles, the scene here shows
just how much people liked Steve

18. •Sound- the music hits it’s climax as
the voices are about to stop
reading
•Narrative- the pile of magazines
tells people that in every issue
there is a lie that Stephen Glass
wrote
•Behavior/Mood- serious as now
Chuck realizes that he has lied in
every issue Steve has written for
•Lighting- nothing specific
•Camera Angle- high and close-up
as this shows all the magazines
Steve has lied in
•Scene/Focalization- Through the
camera angles, people are told that
Steve is possibly in deep trouble

19. •Sound- Steve re=entering the office after
asking the security guard •Camera Angle-close-up on chuck with the
background blurred
•Narrative- Chuck has discovered the truth
•Behavior/Mood- sad, serious and an air of •Scene/Focalization- with a focus on Chuck,
realization are all present in the scene people can tell that he will fire Stephen
Glass from TNR
•Lighting- it is side-lighting it show most of
Chuck’s face and his feelings about what he
has realized