Thursday, 30 January 2014
Breakfast at Tiffany's- Film Opening 2
At the beginning of this film opening it establishes the location. It further goes to confirm that the film is set in New York City when the yellow taxi appears. In terms of mise en scene when the woman gets out of the taxi we can see that she is dressed in smart and elegant attire, her hair is done up neatly and quite extravagantly. She is also wearing a rather expensive looking necklace which gives the viewer the impression that she is wealthy. We see the woman looking up towards the Tiffany & Co sign suggesting that she appreciates where she is. She is almost enticed by the store. As we see her looking through the glass at the jewellery we see that she is very engrossed in the items.
The music is very mellow and has a delicate nature to it which shows some sense of innocence to the woman. The simplicity of her actions of just admiring, eating and then strolling away fits perfectly with the mood of the music.
When the woman brings out the pastry and drink it intrigues the audience as it subverts the stereotype that we as an audience had set for her. When you see her appearance you don't expect her to be eating simple food, outside the window of the store.
In regards to codes and conventions of film openings, this film fits perfectly with many of them. It establishes the location, shows the main character, includes title sequence. In addition to all of this it doesn't give too much of the storyline away but shows us just enough for us to want to watch more.
At the end of the scene we see her just outside what seems to be her apartment, the camera angle is quite high and tilted downwards which ultimately gives us the impression that it is very small and confined, which completely contrasts to the open space she was just in a while ago. It also doesn't conform with her appearance as she doesn't give the impression that she lives in a small apartment.
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