We are now going to study the beginning of each of the Genre's openings in detail, looking and codes and convetions, Camera shots, Editing, Mise - en - scene, sound and special effects. The third one we have looked at is Rom Com.
Opening - Rom Com - Bridget Jones
Intertextuality - pride and prejudice - Mr Darcy - Same actor - similar camera shot to film. Fatal attraction
Mise-En-Scene - Jones house - old fashioned furniture - stripy walls - dated - dated furniture - garish tinstle
Jones flat - dated flat - on her own - passed on furniture - second hand - right by the trainline - cluttered house
Cinderella story
London - christmas time
Darcy - christmas jumper - dressed by his mum
Bridget - dressed by mum aswell - similarities in both of the characters - even though Darcy is a snob, bridget - normal.
Bridgets flat - PJ's - dodgy film - bottle of wine - chocolate - CLICHE!
Necks the wine - smokes loads - common - magazines - problem pages.
Phone - no friends or messages
Darcy - body language - has his back to bridget - she has one opinion of him - he turns round - opinion changes.
Not much make up on - cant be bothered (bridget) - no effort
Camera - close ups - reaction shots - when bridget finds out they are talking about her
Two shot (Bridget in the middle)
Shift in focus - on keira knightly
Shot reverse shot
P.O.V - when briget looks at Darcy
Family home - shots of the house - establishing shot - welcoming.
Editing - slow motion - when darcy turns round - dissolves - passing of time - conventional way of showing that time has passed - fades to black - end of that part of her life - new start - freeze on bridget - when she comes between them - Hand written titles - diary entrt - freeze - thought - telling story.
Sound - Songs - All by myself - cant take my eye's of you (Ironic) - Magic moments
Significant songs - set scene - linked to action
- Playing all by myslef over and over again
Juxtoposed images with voice over - diary entry.
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