The full scene takes place at the fish section at the local grocery store. In the first shot of this sequence we are looking at this girl, Katie, who is trying to make a fish fry for her friend but doesn't know what to do. The shot is centered around Katie looking down at the fish on display in front of her. This is certainly a close up shot where everything in the background behind Katie is blurred, drawing focus more to her. In the background we hear the diegetic sounds one would normally hear in a grocery store.
Next shot in this sequence is another close up, this time looking at Oscar has he is calling his grandma to help Katie with her fish fry dilemma. Although you can see Katie's hair in the left corner, the eye is mostly drawn to the unique blue text box saying, "Calling... Grandma Bonnie". Which is a unique way of portraying cell phone use in this film. The background is once again blurred.
The third shot in this sequence is when the setting changes from the grocery store to Grandma Bonnie's home as she picks up the phone for Oscar's call. The shot is centered on the grandma and her activities. Unlike at the grocery store, the background here is vivid, particularly the flower arrangement she is working on.
This next shot in the sequence is of Oscar explaining that he is at work and wants her help, but he is cut off by his grandma who thinks that she is "playing on the phone". The shot is focused exclusively on Oscar and the entire background is blurred.
In the last shot of this sequence, Oscar explains the situation involving Katie and wants Grandma Bonnie to give Katie some advice on the fish fry. Katie is now re-mentioned in the conversation, and therefore the image of the back of her head is brought back into frame covering the left half. But the shot is still focused on Oscar.
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