Monday, October 21, 2019

FILM OPENING EG Pretty in Pink

1. One company ident at the beginning.
2. We have to look very carefully at titles and a range of examples.


Titles in order

PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESENTS
Sans serif font denotes a serious genre and perhaps social realist, a polysemic title.

A JOHN HUGHES PRODUCTION
Auteur theory. We would expect to see 'A JOHN HUGHES FILM' instead of 'A JOHN HUGHES PRODUCTION'. So this is unusual.

Narrative enigma in opening scene where main character isn't shown. Some degree of context is placed as overgrowth is shown, poor housing is shown as well as poorly maintained street and old, rusty cars.

Narrative theme on 'born from the wrong side of the tracks' meaning that you are from the wrong area.





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