The title of our opening sequence has a different specific type of font which looks like someones handwriting, and looks like it could have been taken right out of a diary. In a lot of the opening sequences we've looked at which were in some of the opening sequences of romantic comedies we looked at they also had this as it looked like it would have been written by the main character and looks personal to them.
Setting/ location:
The setting is in the characters households and in the surrounding areas, there is some shots of the local area and the two characters walking around the local setting. This is a common convention in romantic comedy films because they often have a personal touch by showing where the characters live and the inside of houses. By giving it a personal touch the viewers feel closer to the characters and feel more involved in the film.
Costume and props:
The female character is meant to be messy and unorganised, and the male character is meant to be anal and stuck up. The male character has to obsess over little things and is very anal in what he does. He likes to keep things neat and tidy and is very corporal with what he does, he has to look like a stereotypical business man. The female character has to look ditsy and a bit 'out there' she is the opposite the male character, which is a common convention of a romantic comedy, which is the idea that 'opposites attract', two people from two completely different backgrounds meet and fall in love/ get on really well.
The female character is meant to be messy and unorganised, and the male character is meant to be anal and stuck up. The male character has to obsess over little things and is very anal in what he does. He likes to keep things neat and tidy and is very corporal with what he does, he has to look like a stereotypical business man. The female character has to look ditsy and a bit 'out there' she is the opposite the male character, which is a common convention of a romantic comedy, which is the idea that 'opposites attract', two people from two completely different backgrounds meet and fall in love/ get on really well.
Camerawork and editing:
We used split screen in the opening of our film to show the difference between the two characters involved and to show that they are from the two extremes of society. By using the split screen it reinforces the convention of 'opposites attract' by showing that they are two very different people, that are similar in some way.
Title font and style:
The title font and font of the opening credits are meant to look like handwriting, as if it came straight out of a diary/ address book. This relates to the film because the film is called A to Z, and it is based on the male character finding the address book that the female character drops, and that is the main prop involved in the film, so by using the handwriting effect font it shows the audience that someones personal belongings are going to play a big part in the film. The personal handwriting also relates to the typical convention of a romantic comedy, which is that they are normally personal films and you learn a lot about the characters straight away.
We used split screen in the opening of our film to show the difference between the two characters involved and to show that they are from the two extremes of society. By using the split screen it reinforces the convention of 'opposites attract' by showing that they are two very different people, that are similar in some way.
Title font and style:
The title font and font of the opening credits are meant to look like handwriting, as if it came straight out of a diary/ address book. This relates to the film because the film is called A to Z, and it is based on the male character finding the address book that the female character drops, and that is the main prop involved in the film, so by using the handwriting effect font it shows the audience that someones personal belongings are going to play a big part in the film. The personal handwriting also relates to the typical convention of a romantic comedy, which is that they are normally personal films and you learn a lot about the characters straight away.
Story and how the opening sets it up:
The opening sequence starts as the two characters are getting ready, and it shows shots of the two characters doing the same thing but in their different ways in their own houses. By showing the two different people doing different things it accentuates the 'opposites attract' idea within this opening sequence. This is a common convention of a Romantic Comedy style film. A lot of films that we analysed and looked at such as Bridget Jones diary, shows the woman in her home in the opening sequence so that we get a glimpse of her personality and by using her home it gives the film a personal touch.
Genre and how the opening suggests it:
You immediately know the genre of this opening sequence as it is clear to the audience that involving a female and male character isn't likely to be a thriller/horror and looks bubbly and fun to watch. By using the boy and the girl character side by side shows that it is going to have an essence of romance later on in the film.
How characters are introduced:
The opening sequence shows the two characters as a typical male character which is very smart and clever and rich. The female character is a stereotypical ditsy, clumsy woman.
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