Donnie Darko Analysis - Locations and Mise-en-scene

There are 4 different locations within the scene; school entrance, school corridor, courtyard area and the classroom. These are the most suitable locations in the sense that they are the most effective in replicating the setting of an actual school. Details in this scene also help to further establish the 'school world', in the corridor lockers are present which are a typical aspect to an american school where books and other school materials are help for keeping while students are in lesson.

The main attire which is consistent throughout is the school uniform, which consist of a blue shirt, tie and formal trousers for the students. The teachers also follow a formal dress code but do not follow a specific outfit which expresses their expected dominance amongst the community. However there are some characters that do not follow the expected attire which could suggest some future conflict or in balance in power.

The most prominent location within the scene 'head over heels' is the school corridor. From this scene we are able to determine character roles by the way different individuals interact within the establishment. There is one character who commits the act of taking cocaine in an outward way without trying to conceal himself. There is also a teacher who glances in an uncomfortable and disgusted way at one of the students which could suggest two things, either that the student is a delinquent and has a reputation for having an attitude which is against the norm of normal students or