Romantic comedy openings

Romantic comedy openings

Idea 1

Narrative
The protagonists are getting ready for an important event. Whilst preening themselves they share a telephone conversation which comically highlights their contrasting personalities.

Film titles- red/pink serif font denoting connotations of love, lust, passion and romance.

Sound

Diegetic- dialogue/ sound made by objects

Non-diegetic- score

I’m going to demonstrate my camera and editing skills by my masterful cutting needed to create the desired comic effect.

I will also employ the 180 degree rule, match on action and a variety of different shots.
Certificate-most likely a 12 however I will need to examine the word moderate in relation to sexual references and then make the final decision.

My opening will consist of two characters – the love interests/protagonists. I will require the permission of my actors.

I believe my narrative is clear concise and will hopefully establish an effective and a positive equilibrium- a period of time where the characters and setting are established before any conflict is introduced.

My characters will be represented through their costumes, vocabulary and other mis en scene components such as photographs, books and the state of their surroundings.
Skills requiring improvement- garage band

Idea 2

Narrative

A flashback like sequence depicting how the two protagonists first met. This opening uses an extensive amount of music and visual comedy in order to achieve the desired comic effect.
Possible locations- school, work place or outside environment.
I will require three actors- the two protagonists and a rival. Also I will require some extras in order to create a realistic atmosphere.

Classification- PG

My characters will be represented through their costumes, body language, facial expressions and the score which accompanies them.
I have not mentioned other components of this opening as they are similar to my first idea.

Evaluation

I feel the narrative is very interesting although I do believe this opening will be quite difficult to execute successfully as it uses a vast amount of music meaning I will need to be able to use garage band masterfully. I am currently unsure if this film opening is going to fully consist of music or if I should infuse some dialogue.


Idea 3

Narrative

The female protagonist takes the male protagonist to meet his future in laws. The whole opening details their journey to the in laws house which filled with confusion, anxiety and argument where the male protagonists is overly scrutinised by the female. The opening ends with the father opening the door where he is heard and not seen before the titles are revealed. This sequence allows an equilibrium to be established as well as hinting at the conflict.

Evaluation

This opening relies heavily on dialogue meaning in order to fully achieve the comic effect I have envisioned it will require a good degree of acting ability as execution is key.