1. Filmbeginninganalysis – Heathers
In the 1988 filmHeathers we are firstintroducedwithnon- diegeticsound
thisisthe music,Que serasera byDoris day. The song isverykeyas it isa
verysweetandinnocentsongwhichcompletelycontrastshow the movie
turns outto be.The lyricsseemtosetout fromthe start that it’sjustgoingto
be a happy,funmovie where acouple of teenage girlstryandfindtheirplace
inthe world,howeveritiscompletelythe opposite becauseitall aboutthe
bad reasonsof tryingto findyourself asthe charactersgetkilledforthis.
The editingpacingisslowpacedthisisanothercontrast to lateronin the
film.Thisisdue to the fact that lateron inthe filmthe killingof all herclass
matesisveryquickone after the other.By havingthe editingasslow pacedit
showsthe audience that everythingseemsfine inthe beginningbutitwill
slowlyendupreallybadandspirallingoutif control.
The firstcut if of one of the Heathers tyingherhair upwitha big redhair band,the colourred isa
verysignificantcolourinthismovie,asitsignifiesthatshe isthe firstto die as the colourred islinked
to the colourof blood,italsosignifywhyshe wasthe firsttobe killed, because the colourredis
linkedtoherangry andhow evil she wastopeople inher school (revenge).
In the firstscene itshowsthe three ‘heather’playingcroquet,thisshowsthe audience thattheyare
quite poshandthat theylike tobe knownas beingsuperior.Aswe linkcroquetwithbeingagame
for the upper-class.Justbeforethe Heathers wenttotake theirshotwe see all three linkingarms
and tramplingoverprettyredflowers.Thisis keyinthe filmlateronasit showsthatheatherdon’t
care whothey‘trample’ontheywill justwalkoveranyone,evenpretty,innocentflowers.We see
the linkwiththisscene lateroninthe filmwhentheybullypeople intheirschool.
I wouldlike to use the powerof womengoingagainstotherwomentomake themfeel badabout
themselvesinmyfilm,asIthinkitadds great affecttowhat’shappeninginmoderndayand
audience canrelate tothisverywell.
