I have captured, and uploaded images from the movie, to illustrate. I go through it point by point, and then summarise it all at the end.
The first shot is an Extreme Long Shot/Very Long Shot/Wide Shot of a house, pictured below.

This shot answers numerous questions as it establishes the scene. Where? A house, it is obviously not in the city, thus we know it's a house in the suburbs. When? the sky shows that it is Daytime, although cloudy.
A Close-Up of record spinning illustrates where the music in the scene is coming from, while the background of the shot, and then the next shot comprising of posters on the wall, the corner of a bed, and a bed side lamp further clarifies the Where? by narrowing it down to a bedroom in the house. The posters also suggest a teenager's room (who?). Shot 4 elaborates on this. As Micheal Cera's character walks onscreen, talking on a phone.
In this Mid Shot he is talking on a phone (What? - What is he doing... communicating to someone) (communicating How? - showing how he is communicating to someone by use of the phone). He also swaps the hands he is holding the phone in, further emphasising this how.
Who? male, played by Micheal Cera (above). On the phone he says its about three in the afternoon (When?) as well as saying "Hey Tris, It's Nick" stating he is currently talking/communicating with Tris, and that his name is Nick (Who?). He goes on to state that he stayed home from school today and that she probably still is at school, thus he is a male (visual obviousness) school student, called Nick.
Why? (Why is Nick on the phone to Tris? Why didn't he go to school?)
Dialogue states that he took a 'personal day' and that Tris "Broke up with me, on my b-day." While on the phone he is apologising and wants to talk. He walks across the room and looks at some photos on the wall (pictured below). He looks at them while talking about breaking up, and the photos are of Nick and a girl together, suggesting that the girl is Tris (another Who?). The fact that he went out with a girl, states that he is most likely straight but more importantly, not gay.
In the first 10 shots (5 of which I have shown) all the questions have been answered, they are summarised below.
Where? House, Nick's bedroom, suburbs
When? Daytime, afternoon, about 3pm.
Who? Nick, male school student, not gay, heartbroken, lives in house.
Who? Tris, female school student, not gay, went out with Nick, dumped him.
What? Nick is communicating with Tris.
How? By use of the mobile phone.
Why? Because he is heartbroken after their 'break-up', and wants to talk about it.
And this ends my 6 question analysis of the film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. It is one of my favorite films and I recommend you watch this great, comedic 2008 film.
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