She pretends she isn’t checking the time on the stopwatch hanging from her belt, takes out a knife and plays a bastard version of pinfinger between her feet, reveling in the way her balance trembles as she shifts from right to left.

Alice confidently stepped up on the platform to give her maiden speech as CEO.

But part of Reagan's self-imposed mandate is to show that his conservatism has a broad reach. That would be easier for Reagan to do if he were accustomed to working closely with blacks, women and others who might raise his consciousness on sensitive issues.

Close ups are often one shots, which means that close-up one shots often come at the high points of scenes.