Instantly
during the DreamWorks studio logo sequence, a soundtrack is introduced ‘Just
like heaven’ by Kate Malua; the strumming of the guitar gives it a very
romantic feel. The correlating title of the film and soundtrack awakens the
audience to the fact that they are going to watch a film relating to heaven.
This could be seen as relaxing or in contrast sadness due to the idea of death
yet the light hearted upbeat soft music corresponds to a happy feel; presenting
it as a romantic comedy. The non-diegetic music is slow and smooth creating a
relaxing and romantic atmosphere- commonly used in rom coms.
The
camera then tilts down appearing too head down from the clouds during this the
cast names fade in and out in the corners of the screen giving them importance
yet not in the centre them form the main focus is still set in the clouds. The
names are in bright vibrant colours portraying happiness and typical of that of
rom coms to keep it light-hearted and not dull. The camera is spinning
appearing to fall through the clouds perhaps signify a fallen angel.
The
clouds fade; the camera then slows tilting down to show a long shot of a female
sitting in a bright area. From the shot beginning from above her it perhaps
takes on the persona of God; again a heaven reference. This long shot displays
her, and the surroundings; which are bright and vivid clean and the location
contains flowers inferring it is a garden. When linked with the clouds and sky
perhaps denote the Garden of Eden. She is perched on a rock presented cleanly
in a long dress implying her as a classic girly girl. A close up of her face
demonstrates her youth and beauty. She has golden blonde hair further
instigating her into the typical female central protagonist of a romantic
comedy.
A
cross dissolves then shows a passage of time and perhaps implies the amount of
time she has been there.
A sharp jump cut then shows a new dynamic. Sharply it shows a close up of the same female yet she appears like she had just awoke showing that, perhaps the previous sequence was merely a daydream. She had her hair tied up in a messy ponytail will little makeup on, showing her lack of care; it also shows her tiredness and exhaustion which is a stark contrast to the way she was presented previously. A slight zoom out reveals a stethoscope around her neck hinting she is a doctor so is aspirational and intelligent and perhaps indicates she is an independent woman, so perhaps single. Yet later shots of her seem rushed and panicked and the steadicam follows her around constantly showing she is always busy and on the move. Non diegetic music kicks in which is upbeat and fasted paced showing she is again non stop but it is upbeat and lively presenting her as a person with the best interests at heart. A range of shots of her care fade in and out displaying her helping various people, showing she is caring and puts others before herself; furthermore the focus is always on her showing that she is the main protagonist. One character keeps appearing who is an old man and the dialogue reverences to marriage between him and the man protagonist, this is very soft and innocently said. She is also shown in a two shoot with other males who want to try it on with her. Yet she is quick thinking and moves on each time showing she is more focused on work life. These shots add a comical and romantic feel allowing the audience to become aware of the genre.
The camera then shows a long shot of her in the toilets with other work mates, shown by them having similar dress code, the dialogue is based around relationships and we become aware she is a workaholic and is singe. A behind the shoulder shot shows her looking in the mirror and perhaps showing she has a split personality and desires more from her life. Her phone rings and a cut then take us to the person’s house on the other end of the phone. A steadi cam follows this busy woman around her living area as she completes multiple tasks. The dialogue is rather louse and laid back between the two females giving the impression they are close friends. The new sense of the house of her friend seems expensive shown by her contemporary furnishings and interior. Cuts then transition between them on the phone which compares their situation and lifestyles. A close up then shows the one females taking a sip of wine and preparing meals perhaps showing she is a stay at home mum, which is a stark contrast to the other females lifestyle which appears to simply revolve around work.
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