Friday, Opening Analysis
The film starts of with a character speaking. The odd thing is that he starts speaking during the first seconds of the film when the company "New Line Cinema" is being advertised. I personally have never seen a films dialogue start so soon and this immediately achieved my attention. Also the character says a slightly humourers dialogue which sums up the film and tells the audience that this film is a comedy. After the dialogue, a soulful song cues while the first scene is shot. Throughout the opening the cast names are being presenting in a playful white font at the bottom of the screen. The first image we see is a pair of beat down trainers hanging from the power lines on a cloudless, bright day.The camera pans down and we see a road. It looks like suburban America. Three teenagers cycle through the road and into the distance. We then enter a house, which we can only assume is in the neighbourhood we previously saw. The camera moves through the house, showing photographs of the family. It seems like a cosy, happy environment. We then enter a bedroom and the camera pans into a medium shot of an elderly man snoring in bed and his partner being disturbed by him. In the shot, we see the elderly man clutching a monkey teddy bear which is an intended joke added by the creators for entertainment purposes. After being hit by his partner on the head the man stops snoring and proceeds to talk in his sleep about what foods he would like to order. Another joke to make the audience feel happy. The opening includes alot of moving shots, to show the environment. Also by moving the camera instead of stoppin the shot, the audience feels like they are the camera walking around the house. i also noticed that the camera was placed at about head height to further add to the illusion that we are present in the house. this effect grabs the audience more because the audience feels more connected to the environment and gets a better feel of the scenery.
By Ash Khan
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