Definitely Maybe 2 minute opening notes

Two Minute opening to Definitely Maybe

Animated production logo                                                                 (showed for 20 Secs)

Production company                                                                           (showed for 12 Secs)

Universal pictures presents                                                                 (showed for 5 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 10 Secs)

Studio logo                                                                                                (showed for 2 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 10 Secs)

Working title                                                                                            (showed for 2 Secs)

Short clip                                                                                                (showed for 40 Secs)

An Adam Brooks film Director/Producer                                                                (showed for 5 Secs)

Title of Film                                                                                                             (showed for 7 Secs)

Actor names main Characters                                                                                 (showed for 6 Secs)

Mise-en-scene

 Business envelop on the table                                                (shown at 40 secs)

·      The characters name & address was shown on the envelope               (shown at 42 Secs)

·      You can see his dress sense and that he was working in an office by all the things around him.  Tall building surrounding him (shown at 44 secs)

·      Can see that in the envelope were divorce papers  (shown at 55 secs)

·      He has his own office which says he is high in his job (shown at 1 minute 6 secs)

·      Can see another chair in his office, which tells us he deals with clients. (show at 1 minute 19 secs)

·      Shows us the time of the day. Bright sunshine and busy street. (shown at I minute 21 secs)

·      Shows us how busy the place is lots of traffic and people walking. He puts his headphones in. (shown at 1 minute 23 secs)

·      Shows you all the yellow taxi’s which stereotypes that it is in new york as its very busy. (shown at 1 minute 43 secs)

·      Can see different landmarks including grand central station and buildings. (shown at 51^st Street)

Sound

§  Started with music with the universal production

§  Sound Bridge logo

§  39 seconds in there is a dialogue ‘Hi Will, A package for you’ and a package drops to the desk.

§  42 seconds in there are clicking sounds coming from wills pen, suggest he is nervous about the package.

§  49 seconds in there is a voice over like a narrative/set up of the story

§  51 seconds in you can hear the sound of the papers coming out of the envelope

Dialogue is- 

I don't think anyone ever imagines

on their wedding day

they'll be part of the 46%

that doesn't live happily ever after. 

Will?

Just heard we got the Quaker Oats account.

Way to go.

You must be completely psyched.

Then again,

I never thought I'd spend my days,

             weeks and years working

in an advertising agency

trying to figure out how to get kids to eat

Cap'n Crunch instead of Froot Loops.

But Tuesdays and Fridays

are my favorite days.

I get out of work early, and I go pick up

my daughter, Maya, from school.

Now, it's a great feeling when you find

the right track to go with the day.

And today, I have found

the absolute perfect song.

             Bitches, they can kiss my...

             The other perfect song.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

But sometimes, no matter

how carefully you plan your playlist,

there is no right track for what awaits you.

Camera work

·      Close up of envelope- can see the address and Name. cuts to next shot.

·      Medium close up- can see will’s facial expression and you can see the background which are buildings and the environment of the office.

·      Cut to title on a black screen

·      Close up of the envelope but the tilt is used and you can see his reaction (which is known as reaction shot) to the envelope as if he knows exactly what is in this envelope.

·      Close up is used to show what is inside the envelope and viewers will clearly be able to see that it is divorce papers.

·      Pushing in is used to show in more detail what is written on the papers

·      Cut to title on black screen

·      Reaction/medium shot is used showing his facial expression and reaction to having these papers in his hand.

·      Cut to colleague at the door. Medium close up is used which shows her facial expression, which is happy.

·       Close up to will’s facial expression of what his colleague had just said to him, he sarcastically smiles.

·      Cuts back to a master shot of Will at his desk having a second look at the divorce papers.

·      Wide/long shot which shows you more about his environment.

·      Cut to exterior shot

·      Tracking is used while Will is walking to pick his daughter up from school using hand held camera low.

·      Cut to close up to Will putting his headphone in each ear.

·      Cut to him choosing a song on his ipod

·      Shot reverse shot used from his ipod to his face to his ipod then back to his face.

·      Over the shoulder shot used

·      Split screen used continuously on his journey showing things around him like yellow taxi’s, a lot of people walking and landmarks until the end of the 2 minutes. We then know the film is set in new york.