Miller's Girl

The blocking (where and when characters move during a scene) is very important when Mr. Miller tells Cairo she needs to rewrite her paper. Mr. Miller's desk is raised on a small platform. A character's elevation above one or more characters is often used to indicate who has the power or who is "winning" a scene. At the start when Mr. Miller tells Cairo he won't accept the paper, he is up on the platform and Cairo is on the floor. Cairo soon challenges him and gets on the platform while the two debate their relationship. By the end of the scene, Cairo has "won" and is now standing above Mr. Miller who has stepped off the platform.