Focus film sequence one - opening sequence analysis

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Micro Techniques and relevance?   -camera -mise en scene -editing -sound	·         Establishing shots – range of angles and distances to buildings or people          ·         Jazz soundtrack                             - signature( telegraph article) ·         Voiceover conversation – heavy dialogue using many hyperboles -       Contrast between the two characters, immediately attracted to the male character- soft spoken and seemingly kind whereas the female character’s voice seems colder .   ·         None of the characters present for a long time ·         Little editing ·         Simplistic titling – unique font found in all his films      ·         Opening credits – signature, not used by many
Characterisation and relevance?	·        Gil is a romantic passionate artist. ( woody character, -Manhattan) ·        He is looking for more , wants to be a real writer not a fraud, wants to live in a better city, have a better life
Messages and Values and relevance?	·        Love, romance – woody’s signature spring-autumn romance(telegraph) ·        Everyday life in this city ·        Beauty the city and its life; in simplicity – the deeper look into things we usually overlook ·        History of the places showed – the character stuck in the past
Narrative Devices/Features and relevance?	·         Capturing the essence of the film/main character in the first sequence – Gil is a passionate writer in love with the city(Woody character) ·         Long opening sequence building up to the meeting of the characters ·         Getting to know the character before seeing them. Unbiased impression( not taking into account our previous feelings towards the actors) ·         Presenting the spectator with the main character’s view of the world(Gil’s beautiful romanticized Paris) ·         Combination of relevant and irrelevant shots to the whole movie( i.e. Moulin rouge, Paris in the rain, Paris in the day and night, the Eiffel tower)