Bend It Like Beckham

* Shot type: Wide Shot. * Location: The Bhamra’s house, Bhamra’s kitchen. * Characters: Mrs Bhamra (Jess’ mother) and Jess. * Action/mood: Jess with different vegetables and using them as a football whilst her mother tries to teach her to cook proper Indian dishes, but her mother notices and yells at her. * Place and purpose in the film: A while after the beginning of the film Mrs Bhamra has made Jess learn a proper Indian meal but Jess takes no interest in it what so ever. She uses the ingredients as a football. The purpose of this is to let us see that there’s a contrast between her mother’s traditional background and Jess’ disinterest towards her own tradition. * Shot type: Wide Shot. * Location: The Bhamra’s house, Bhamra’s kitchen. * Characters: Mrs Bhamra (Jess’ mother) and Jess. * Action/mood: Jess with different vegetables and using them as a football whilst her mother tries to teach her to cook proper Indian dishes, but her mother notices and yells at her. * Place and purpose in the film: A while after the beginning of the film Mrs Bhamra has made Jess learn a proper Indian meal but Jess takes no interest in it what so ever. She uses the ingredients as a football. The purpose of this is to let us see that there’s a contrast between her mother’s traditional background and Jess’ disinterest towards her own tradition. * Shot type: Medium Shot. * Location: The home of the Bhamra’s, in Jess’ room. * Characters: Mrs Bhamra (Jess’ mother) and Jess. * Action/mood: Jess has been disturbed from her daydream of being a professional football player, her mother, Mrs Bhamra, is yelling at Jess because of the football match she was watching. * Place and purpose in the film: From the beginning of the film Jess has been seen in a football game, which she is daydreaming about, wins the game. This first scene provides us with an idea of who is the main character of the film is and what she loves, this first scene