American Beauty notes

Family- the family dont take any notice of the father and are not interested in what he has to say. They ignore him when he tries to speak. The family are also seen as creatures of habit as they follow the same routines, this is shown by the same music constantly played. We can see from family photos that the family used to be together and were once happy with the father in his rightful place, and also we can see that the father and daughter once had a close relationship.
Camera- the camera position slowly moves in on the family when eating dinner to make it feel like we are spying on them.
Diegetic sound- sound within the film
Non diegetic sound- sound over the top.