dictate by thin experience ( of both life and industry ) and no cash sofia coppola early short be almost by necessity an observational piece set on a high school campus . the cast be rather weak and do not benefit from be shoot in b and w ( it difficult to tell the character apart ) . the sound editing do little to help a simple story of fickle teenage allegiance . yet there be one or two thing to note . inamongst the inconsistent edit the high school campus be film with a balance of aspirant wide and intimate close up shot . the edit to music also create an interest and momentum ( without descent into the netherworld of the music video ) . coppola clearly make an attempt to vary the pace of the film . the dramatic turn be cut fast and to the point and the second act be almost non existent while we recognise it actually be play out in tandem with the first and which be the point of the narrator on crutch trope ( who be an otherwise curiously appended character in that first act ) . despite these note it an awkward short . negative .