Film Openings Analysis Hi! my name is Valeria and this is my analysis of film openings Key Elements: Introduces the protagonist in a way that communicates their main skills, qualities, quirks, and weaknesses efficiently and visually. This one is very common for scenes that feature the protagonist. By the end of the first scene, the audience can often see the good and bad of this character and is already getting an inkling for how they are going to screw things up and why they need so badly to change (which they may or may not ever successfully do, depending on what kind of story you’re telling). Introduces the world. Where are we? When are we? If it’s a period piece, indications of the time period are introduced in the first scene. If the world has a geography that the viewer needs to understand (even if it’s just the hallways of a high school), the first scene will sometimes intentionally orient the audience to this map. If there’s magic in the world or strange rules or customs,...
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Clueless: The movie Clueless is about a girl named Cher who is rich, pretty, blonde, popular and knows how to talk anyone into doing just about anything. When she can't get a teacher to give her a better grade, she and her friend Dion match him up with another teacher to make him happier... and maybe a but laxer on his expectations. When a girl named Tai transfers to Cher's school, she and Dion give her a makeover and attempt to find her a boyfriend. Cher soon realizes that she wants a boyfriend herself, but no one seems right. She goes through a spiritual makeover and realizes that there's more to life than clothes and popularity before she finds the boy of her dreams. The movie is a teen comedy and romance genre film. The opening scene for clueless is 3 minutes and 50 seconds. The opening scene starts with showing the life of Cher, hangs out with friends, goes shopping, has parties. Then, continues to show her life as she gets ready for school and where it introduces h...