1. 1. Opening Sequences of 3 Films (Romantic Comedy) Coming to America Friends with Benefits Made of Honor
2. 2. Coming to America The Opening two minutes of Coming to America follows the codes and conventions of Romantic comedies by establishing the settings that are used in the film and showing us where some of the story is set. It tries to build up the audiences expectation by showing us a palace which could mean that due to the name of the film Coming to America that the story is first set somewhere totally different an that the plot transgresses towards getting to America.Throughout the opening two minutes the audience aren't really allowed much of a glimpse into the storyline as its only an establishing shot of the surroundings and the palace itself. The only idea the audience get is that some sort of rich/wealthy people are involved within the story lineEstablishing shot of the palace Sense of As the film opens, we go from the logo of the Paramount company and the editing of environment and sets the the frames allows us to go over the mountain and it starts with the titles from then on mood as well as the music which continue to go over the establishing shots of the environment. Also the non plays on the mood alsodigetic musical score, that is used as a sound bridge because it continues from the company logo into the opening of the film, is used to create quite a happy, joyful mood. Also the fact that its a sort of tribal music creates a sense of the storyline that a rich and wealthy tribal character goes to the big city of America so in some ways, if the audience thinks, then they can understand what is happening
3. 3. Friends With Benefits The opening two minutes of Friends with Benefits does follow the codes of conventions of Romantic Comedy as it has the stereotypical boy meets girl scenario as well as the love turning into unrequited love and the story of two separate characters coming together due to some sort of plot within the story. The opening starts by both male an female protagonists on the phone an the replies they are giving each other sounds as if they are on the phone together but as the opening continues we realize that they are meeting two different people on dates Due to the fact that it shows us, as the audience that the two characters could be on the phone together and then end up not knowing each other gives off the idea that the plot will possibly bring the two together.The opening of the film clearly states to its audience that it is a Romantic Comedy, with the use of a small twist they accomplish this by showing both main characters, but they are blissfully unaware of each other.. The beginning foreshadows their fate intertwining. On the phone to each other looks as if she is on the phone to Justin TimberlakeThe frequent cutting between the two shots us that maybe they're on the phone and one is running late for the date.They end up meeting two completely different characters which complicates the plot and makes us, as the audience, to wonder how the two characters wll come to know eac other
4. 4. No Strings Attached The techniques used are very similar to Friends with Benefits which suggests that the majority of Romantic Comedies use similar techniques, as they are the most effective techniques to get across the message of love. Friends with Benefits suggests love as undecided and the paths of lovers are to intertwine during your lives, which is a very similar style as No Strings Attached, because this also suggests that love can come across at any moment without your realization and you may not know it in the beginning. The opening also This establishing shot gives us an idea allows us to get a sense of environment which can where it is taking always set the tone/mood place 15 years for the scene as well as the ago in a lake house musical score in the with a shack where background sets the mood the party is and goes with the setting happeningThe opening starts off by giving a time frame. This allows us to realize that things must've change for the worse or for the better in present time and we wait to see what has happened in the pastAll this is effectively brought across to its audience with the use of Camera Angles such as close ups and over the shoulder shots These camera angles suggest the emotional state of the characters by giving you an idea of their facial expressions and body language. -These techniques are almost like hints, they hint to their audience of the forthcoming feelings and how the characters are oblivious to those feelings at that moment; making the film as realistic as possible, yet leaving that romantic fantasy most viewers have. Overall i feel as though both of my Rom Com choices equally show their Romance and their Comedic side with different techniques yet effective ones with the genre of film they are; the codes and conventions of these films are significant yet similar in their own ways.