How to lose a guy in 10 days
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In the opening scene there are two women who are portrayed as friends and co-workers. The protagonist is a journalist which is portrayed as a glamourised job for many people. This can be shown when she gets free tickets for the NBA final. The protagonist is a journalist for a women's magazine despite her wanting to work on political stories. This shows that she is quite interlectual.
In a later scene a man turns up on a motorbike. He is wearing a leather jacket. This gives the audience the impression that he is rebellious. From this we get the impression his character is hard to handle. As the man gets of his motorbike he talks to a couple of women in formal clothes. This shows the contrast between the men and the women in terms of what they wear in the journalism industry.
Editing
The titles and opening credits fly in which set the mood of the film as a happy and quite energetic film. The titles fade out too. Some of the scenes in the opening section of the film dissolve out too. This is a good way of showing the characters involved in the opening of a romantic comedy.
Sound
To set the scene there is a recognized song which is also more of a feminine song. While this song is playing the main character is introduced. If there is a familar song playing in the background then the audience is more likely to engage with the film.
Camera Angles
Some of the camera angles that are used illustrate who the main and major character is from the beggining of the film. For example the juxtaposition of the characters illustrates who is the main character. A lower angle shot shows the power and dominace of some of the characters and that is what is used to show the power of the women at the beggining, as she has a well paid job which is represented by the fact she is wearing a suit and looks professional.
Just Like Heaven - Mark Waters
MES
At the start of the scene there is a woman shown dreaming. This is a stereo-type symbolizing that women fantasise a lot. This character is a doctor. This is a well payed job and also an aspiring job. From the opening scene we can tell that she is commited to her job and she is very hard working. Her work is her life as she has no boyyfriend or husband. She lives a different life to her colleagues as she is the only one of her co-workers who's life evolves around work. This is a very different life from her sister, who is married and has kids and lives a typical life. This shows the contrast between the lives the sisters live. The protagonist, Elizabeth, is on her way to a date when she gets hit by a truck and she ends up in a bad condition.
The male, David, is introduced to the film. He is a divorced man who is about to go on a date with Elizabeth before she has a crash, although he doesnt know that he is about to go on a date with Elizabeth. David is seen as lazy and ignorant. He wears casual clothes and is quite wealthy, hence why he is buying a big house onlooking San Francisco.
Editing
The titles carry on into the film and the director is always last on the caption. The film is based on a book. There is also use of seemless editing. This is used to keep scenes flowing without the audience seeing the cuts between scenes.
Sound
The opening song is a recognized song and is more of a feminine song. This gives the film a sense of recognition among the audience and it helps support the characters personality and appearence. There are some background noises which make each scene look natural and therefore makes the film look more professional. The fact that there is little dialogue while the titles appear shows the fact that the producer of the film wants you to concentrate on the titles of the film.
Camera Angles
To start off with there is evidence of tracking shots. In this case it is reverse tracking and it shows the speed of the movement of the women moving with the trolley and the clipboard. This shows the urgency within the characters. There is also a shot reverse shot. This shows the presence of dialogue between the two characters. There is an extreme close up that is used to show the facial expressions of the woman in the opening and it shows her emosion as she looks on at the man who turns out to be her lover.
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