The document summarizes the openings of five films: Amelie, Frida Kahlo, Romeo & Juliet (Moulin Rouge), and Juno. For each film, it outlines elements that establish settings, characters, genres, and provide context without fully revealing plot details. These elements include music, titles/credits, visuals/shots that set locations and times. The summaries convey just the essential high-level information about how each opening orients the viewer.

1. AMELIE
 Classic French music to establish setting and genre
 Director titles
 Institution titles
 Production company
 Actors
 Narrative over music for short while; Gives in-depth description of
location, setting, date, current events.
 Location established
 Setting established
 Date and time established
 Main character introduced
 Title
 Genre; Romantic comedy
The film opens with a black screen and a classical orange
font, listing both the director and producer. This is covered
with classic French music which introduces the location
and the characters. The shot then changes to a long shot
where an old French path is displayed, establishing the
location with a voiceover of a French male, reinforcing the
location. It’s a completely French film.
The main characters father is introduced using a low angle
shot which shows the high status of the character. He’s
going through old business books which suggests very
work orientated.
Later on there is a shot of actors names, filmed as
someone lays out the letters on a mustard background
which gives a very creative and unique vibe to the film.
The next series of shots are Amelie as a child and the
activities she used to get up with, its comedic and sweet
however the music doesn’t exactly match the situation and
thus creates a mystery about her life and if its actually
quite depressing or not?

2. Frida Kahlo
• Institution established
• Production company
• Director
• Other main people involved in
creation of film
• Music; Mexican which helps to
establish setting
• Actors
• Main character introduced
• Side character introduced
• Frida Kahlo’s’ work shown
throughout; reinforces films content
• Genre; American Biopic drama
Frida Kahlo opens with animated pictures very similar to the
artists painting style, which reflects the subject of the film.
Dark colours are used throughout, not only are they true to the
theme of Mexican deep colours but also represents the negative
theme running throughout the film.
The credits are shown as painted by hand next to the text, they
move like turn a page which could represent/illustrate the idea
that its about her life, from beginning to end.
The main characters are introduced with the central character
through the painting with snippets of her life showing their
relationship.
The music over the top is very traditional which establishes the
setting as well as their clothing. This allows the spectator to feel as
if they’re expecting to watch a traditional Mexican film about a
famous painter and that at some point there is a tragedy to
happen.

3. Romeo & Juliet
(Moulin Rouge)
• Institution
• Production company
• Director
• Setting established
• Past events established
• Introduce two main families
• Outline of plot established
• Genre; Romantic drama film
adaptation
The opening for this version of Romeo and Juliet isn’t full of action as they
simply use the name of the director, Baz Luhrmann, and actors to sell and
excite the audience.
The opening, much like the beginning of the play tells the audience the plot
of the play, however its been modernised and is presented as a news report,
showing both families as huge company corporations.
There is flash cutting after this period, shown to be on the news, introducing
both separate companies and thus their names and their opposition to one
another. This, with the lady taking the news report, who is also reading a
synopsis of the play/film confirms and reinforces the location and plot. The
camera shots change rapidly to represent power, emotion and a sense of
drama. There is a use of both diagetic and non-diagetic sound throughout.

4. Juno
• Music, very uplifting, reflecting the film’s
genre
• Institution
• Production Company
• Director
• Actors
• Setting established
• Genre; American comedy drama
(independent)
Juno starts as a real life film, and the opening dissolves into a
hand drawn opening, this shows the audience it’s rather light
hearted and comedic especially paired with the country style
music.
The main character is introduced immediately as she is the only
character in the opening sequence. The tracking shot suggests
that the rest of the film will be about following her life and
encounters. During this titles and credits appear along side her.
Overall the audience knows this is about the life of a teenage girl
in America.
The setting is established, one with the environment, the
housing and people are shown as stereotypically American, the
main character also establishes this with her drink, SunnyD, an
American orange juice. The time is established by the type of
drink, clothing and cars. It’s set in the 2000s. This is significant as
it gives the audience a taster and a clear understanding of the
place, time and character.
The plot isn’t given away at all during this point, only the genre,
location and main character.