First port of call when analysing staging, is of course the rule of thirds. The above image shows how the shots two characters, Stoic and Hiccup, comfortably fit within the shot, in both a visually appealing, and story enhancing manor. We see Hiccup, almost in the background, occupying the left most sections of the screen, whilst Stoic, in the foreground, occupies the Right most, and almost all of the bottom sections, creating an "L" shape with his arms.
If we look at each characters flow lines, we see they are almost mirroring each other. Each character is preforming a very similar action, even though they both mean the complete opposite, (Stoic wants Hiccup to fight dragons, whilst Hiccup is saying he doesn't.) Both characters lines flow into one another, leading both the audience, and the characters, deeper into their discussion.
Even as both characters struggle to tell the other what they really think, their body language and mannerisms betray how alike this father and son really are, despite their differences in beliefs.
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