Examples of the Conventions of an Opening Sequence within Bridget Jones' Diary.
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The opening sequence of the film introduces Bridget, the protagonist, as she moves around her house. Viewers see the titles play while still focusing on Bridget to maintain the flow of the movie. It is established that the film is set around the year 2000 based on Bridget's old-fashioned phone and TV. When Bridget checks her phone for messages but finds none, the song "All By Myself" plays to set the tone of Bridget being unlucky in love, fitting the film's genre. Viewers also question why Bridget is drinking heavily and upset at the lack of phone messages.
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Examples of the Conventions of an Opening Sequence within Bridget Jones' Diary.
- 1. Conventions of a Opening Sequence.
- 2. Titles The titles play as Bridget is moving around in her house, this is because they do not want to break the flow, by playing titles and the movie at the same time, it allows for viewers to still focus on the movie, whilst appreciating the creators.
- 3. Character introduction We meet the protagonist of the film straight away appears, that’s Bridget.
- 4. Time period You can see the film is set round about the year 2000, Bridget's house phone and TV are old fashioned.
- 5. Music Once Bridget checks her phone for new messages and discovers no-one has called her, the song “All by myself” begins to play. The music sets the tone of Bridget being “unlucky in love” this also fits the genre of the movie.
- 6. Questions? We question ourselves why Bridget is drinking heavily and becoming very upset when she has no messages on her phone