Leigh Anne and Michael have a verysubstantial relationship in the film, and it isenhanced by the production techniques.Throughout the film, close up shots wereused to show the relationship betweenLeigh Anne and Michael, and theirexpressions towards each other. Fromthe beginning we saw Michael and LeighAnne in a long shot, where both thecharacters were illuminated by lights toshow the initial progression of theirrelationship.

The script greatly impacted the view theaudience had on SJ and Michael'srelationship. The way SJ talked to Michaelwas warm and casual like they were bestfriends and brothers. There are manyscenes with Michael and SJ where theyare happy together and you can see therelationship between them from mediumand close up shots.

As the movie progresses we see moreacceptance of Michael from Collinsperspective, when Michael is formally asked ifhe wants to become part of the Touhy family,there is a notable glance from Collins toMichael, which will be discussed in productiontechniques.

The trust relationship that Michael and MissSue developed was conveyed a lot throughthe script and the camera angles. Close upshots were used to capture facial expressionswhich enhanced the script.

Sean and Leigh Anne Touhy develop theirrelationship throughout the film, and the waythey are filmed, gives the viewer a greaterempathy for their relationship. They becomehappier as Michael becomes more involvedin their family, and this happiness is shownin the form of wording in the scripts and theway they express themselves when talkingof Michael.

He improves his football as a result of SJtraining him and Mrs Touhy explaining thegame to him, in a way he canunderstand. This is not only due to LeighAnne, and her explanations, but alsobecause of his situation in the team, hehas become part of a team, a family, andwith that he learns the responsibility ofbeing on a team.

Not only does he improve his football, due tothe constant support of SJ, but also LeighAnne. Leigh Anne helps him to express hisskills, whilst training was essential it was themental changes, that helped him to improvehis football.

He experiences kindness and trust he is notaccustomed to through the Touhy family.He develops a sense of trust and belongingas he becomes closer to the Touhy family.

Leigh Anne gains an insight into the life ofMichael, which in due course changes hers.Before meeting Michael, she was lacking adiverse knowledge of other people, otherthan those in her 'closely-knit' community.Her motivation and influences developed asshe became 'closer' with Michael, and thisthen affected the development of her ownunique character.

She develops this integrity over a period oftime form when she lets Michael Ohre into herhouse to when she legally adopts it. Bybecoming closer to Michael she sympathiseswith his situation. She has greater moralprinciples, because her eyes have beenopened to something she hadn't previouslyconsidered.

He develops and understanding of playersand people differences, from lee anne sheshows him how Michael will perform betterand what his big interest are. He decidesto change because its for the better of theteam knowing what there strengths andweaknesses are. Motivation was a reallybig influence in his decision to change, hewas really motivated doing anything tohelp the team win the competition.

This moment was demonstrated by thecamera angle in the perspective of the coach.There were also close ups of the Coach'sface as he realised how good Michael was atbasketball.

In this scene the scene is set outside duringthe evening, and therefore it is dark. Michael iswalking down the road, and is illuminated bythe light of the BMW. We see a shot whereboth Leigh Anne and Michael and included inthe frame of the camera, and the viewer cansee how SJ is looking at the scene, as theyuse a camera angle from behind his head.What emphasises the scene, is the fact thatwhilst the scene is set in a dark environment,both Leigh Anne and Michael stand out due tothe light of the car.

The Christmas Scene is set in the Touhyresidence, and we see the family situated infrom of the fire place with a professionalphotographer ready to take their photo. Thecamera then does a close up in Michael, whilstLeigh Anne asks him to join in, this shows theemotion of Michael and the happiness. As aviewer we can see that Michael is happy to bepart of the family photograph.

When Michael was formally adopted by theTouhy's, the producers have used a close upshot on all the characters, to show how eachof the characters are impacted by thisdecision.

There were a lot of sound effects in this scenethat complimented the intense mood of thescene. There were also long shots used so theaudience can see everything going on in thegame. These were used in conjunction withmedium shots so the audience could focus onwhat Michael was doing.

The training sessions had a good use ofnarrative script for it was effective andsymbolic. The close up shots alsocomplimented the script because theaudience could see Leigh Anne's face whileshe tried to explain to Michael his place in theteam and the audience could also seeMichael's reactions and responses to whatLeigh Anne is telling him. It makes theaudience feel like they are a part of theconversation.

Michael is broadcasted when he formallychoses a team, which he will play for in theNFL. He is sitting in front of three team caps,and the producers have intentionally focusedon his hand moving from hat to hat, until one isselected, and then a close-up shot of Michaelis used to show his facial expressions.