Analysing opening scene-True romance
The opening to true romance uses lots of different sounds, both diegetic and non-diegetically to emphasize the fact that true love can be in a place where you least expect it and with a man/woman who you would never think would be perfect for you in a million years.There is a lot of dialogue using informal language between two characters who we think will be the main characters in the film, as well as this there is a few different tracks to go with the different settings, for example in the bar the music is more lively and quicker whereas when the credits start to come in with the actors names the music is a lot more festive and represents what we see on screen with all the snow by putting on a Christmas themed merry tune. It also has a narration from the woman we see at the start where she talks us through her life story and her quest to find out what true love is.
The shot types used are very differing, at the start the shots of the couple keep changing from over the shoulder to low angle to close ups just to give us a wider view on the characters we would associate with the main character role. The shots then differ to show all aspect of life in the city the story is based in, for example it shows all different aspects of life from the streets, to cars, to skyscrapers, it shows us a wide range of peoples lives. It also seems to centre around the people gathering around the fire almost as if its trying to say that they will be significant characters and maybe main characters at that.The main shots are focused on the main characters and every angle of them to give people in the audience someone they can relate with through the picture and dialogue used.
The opening scene features some narrative events such as the woman at the start talking about her feelings on what love is and should be and how she feels it has its place in society, this narration helps the audience to confirm that this is indeed a romance because she talks about the main topic of love to symbolize what the whole story will be about, one woman's quest for true love.
The woman is portrayed as a high class, posh woman with high standards of entertainment, We can see this with the clothes that she wears because they look like top of the range designer clothes. The woman has a strong stereotypical new York accent and this makes us feel like the movie is actually in America. The man on the other hand is not in formal clothes rather casual to suggest he just goes there for a drink every night.which could contrast he's relaxed and witty personality as displayed by the dialogue he's involved in.
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