Choosing The Genre

Hello Blog,

So, for our Film Opening my group decided to go the coming-of-age route.

I researched many film openings to get a better idea of what these openings are supposed to look like.

First film I looked at was Turtles All the Way Down.

This film opening shows a montage of the main character's childhood. It uses some foreshadowing and gives us a glimpse of some conflicts that will happen through the film without giving away too much. It uses different elements to create a dream-like sequence to establish the fact that it's supposed to be a flash back. 

Here it is:

My second one is Lady Bird:

This film opening contains a montage of various settings in the main character's hometown. This film opening plays with many colors and various settings to establish the setting and the stillness of her hometown, foreshadowing the fact that she feels trapped and alone in this place. The mise-en-scene elements of this opening make it seem very calm and colorful.

The third movie Ferris Bueler's Day Off:

This film opening breaks the fourth wall as the main character Ferris talks directly to the audience. This is something that not a lot of films do as break the fourth wall can be tricky to do because if it's not done correctly, it can ruin the whole tone of the movie. This opening puts a twist on the usual getting ready coming of age cliche because instead of getting ready to go, he is getting ready to stay home and take the day off from school.