Macro including
- Narrative
- Representation
- Genre
Micro including
- Camera
- Sound
- Mise-en-scene
- Editing
- Special Effects
The first opening sequence we looked at was 500 days of summer it seems to slowly start with a dirty background which appears to be a pieces of paper, the paper takes up full lens of the camera. It becomes apparent that it is paper, as the affect of a hand drawn buildings and the opening credits start to appear. The tittle appears (500 days of summer) this is displayed in a simple white block capitals font. Secondly Trees and fine lines of buildings are drawn on the paper in a wiped action;the camera is facing the paper. The trees are then adding some green leaves;the drawings are created without seeing the pencil it self.The opening sequence starts off in black and white then changes to bright colours to suggests and to link in with the tittle "summer" this represents the genre of the film.The effects used in this opening sequence are demonstrated by the use of creatively, for example the drawings are drawn in syncisation with the music all of which are shown in a thin pencil line to represent the film is continuous, however The drawn pictures fades in to the footage. It shows a couple sitting on a bench the lighting exhibit a natural look but still shown fairly bright to represents the genre of the film romantic comedy. The shot size is medium shot. In the opening sequence there is no other sound dialog displayed in the opening sequence apart from the non diegetic music.The music fits the genre well as its a upbeat bubbly love song.
In the opening sequence of 500 days of summer the use of camera shots, angles and editing are used well they show that their effective. The use of sharp cuts, to a soft focus close up,display an eye and the typography is plain block text of a name ( Joseph Gordan-Levitt) which revels the eye blinking. It then fades to a picture of a girl’s eye and typography is in the opposite position compared to the previous shot. It then goes back to the sketch that appeared at the start, the dates then roll back from 282-34. It then cuts to footage of a boy on a train and the other of a girl waving. whilst this is happening the screen is spilt into two. The footage of the boy is a medium shot filming him from behind and the footage of the girl is a close up. Its reveled that both clips have natural lighting but looks bright.
The opening sequence does not suggest much about the ordeal of the film however when the couple are situated on the beach it suggest to the audience that their linked and perhaps the film is based on them.
Its become apparent that we don't see many special effects in opening sequence of the genre of rom-coms however from watching other opening sequence of romantic comedy films, i have seen this is quite a common re-occurrence. The sketches are quite a common factor in rom-com opening sequences,they use the style of a comic book of drawings to show the audience what is to be expected throughout the film.
There's something about Mary
Secondly we looked at the opening sequence of Theres something about Mary it sharply starts with a black background and the typography appears by fading up, reading (Twentieth century fox presents) The typography is displayed in a light blue colour all typography is in lower case except (presents) is in capitals.The visual font is illustrate in a Chaotic handwritten style is printed, this is to repersent the age of the character such as a school girl and that its reality rather professional,as this typorgaphy fades out non diegetic slow melody music is played. Following this, It then cuts to a close up displaying some trees this pans across. There's sight of typography visually reading (Cameron Diaz) fading in the same style as before and then fades down, at this point there's diegetic music playing at a slow paced backing beat. The camera carries on panning and lyrics are sang by a male voice acoustically, other staring names producers and production company's appears in the same style of fades down and up.
There is no special effects in this opening sequence, this film was made when special effects weren’t as developed as they are now and from what I have already watched special effects aren’t the conventions of a rom-com film. I have also noticed that a few Rom-coms start there title sequence in the location that the first scene is and I think this is conventional and a good way of linking the title sequence in with the film.
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