Summary Of Openings

        

         Creates an enigma 

• Non-diegetic music.
• Tracking of the main character – ‘Clueless’, ‘She’s The Man’.
• Voiceover – ‘Mean girls’, ‘Clueless’, ‘Cinderella Story’.

         Introduce key characters

• Voice over (introduce main character) – ‘Mean Girls’, ‘Clueless’, ‘A Cinderella Story’.
• Mid-shots (show costume, type of character, season) – ‘Clueless’, ’10 Things I Hate About You’.
• Mise en scene.
• Close-ups.

  Introduce key themes

• Close-ups (showing relationships) – ‘She’s The Man’.
• Mise en scene (costume and showing not fitting in) – ’10 Things I Hate About You’.

       Introduce genre

• Non-diegetic sound/music (popular, well known, upbeat) – ’10 Things I Hate About You’, ‘Clueless’, ‘She’s The Man’.
• Mise en scene (young fashion trends as the time) – ’10 Things I Hate About You’, ’13 Going On 30’.

Use if titles

• Colour theme (bright colours) – ‘She’s The Man’ (orange), ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (blue and green), ’13 Going On 30’ (pink).
• Modern fonts – ‘She’s The Man’ (block), ’10 Things I Hate About You’ (hand written).
• Usually in the centre of the screen.