Film Opening Research #2 - Someone Great

1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

   0

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

   Images of romance and young love having fun in a city are prioritized 

3. What connotations do the images carry?

   That when you are young you can be adventurous and do things like go to a bar from a concert. The characters seem like they do not have a car in the world. Nothing matters since they have each other. Enforces the "Young & free" stereotype.

4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?

   A couple is the main focus throughout the opening. There are also two female best friends which are a casual trope in chick flicks. Upbeat music is played. 

5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?

   Within the first two minutes you see that the film will be jumping back and forth through time. The audience will want to put the puzzle together of what happened to the couple. 

6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

   Modern hip-hop music is playing, the main characters are dressing in trends and using colloquial language, bright and appealing colors are lit throughout. 

7. How has technology been used effectively? You might want to consider camera angles,

   transitions and editing techniques.

   They pan down from an aerial view to reveal the couple talking on the street. The way the first minute is filmed it seems like it is all in one take with no editing and the camera is just following the actors.