CAMERA WORK
In the film opening, there is use of extreme long shots and long shots to establish the setting at the start.
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There is use of zoom here zooming in on the main protagonist. This connotes that this is the main protagonist since she is the first character shown and that the audience are supposed to have their full attention on her because something is going to happen....
EDITING
SOUND
Immediately when the film idents finish non diegetic music/sound starts playing which is peaceful, romantic and tranquil to connote the vibe of the early morning rising as the main protagonist wakes up calmly. This non diegetic sound changes when we are fully zoomed in on the main protagonist in a close up, when a realisation hits her and she says "shit", then bratty, girly, rocky non diegetic music starts playing.
MISE-EN-SCENE
The main protagonist is blonde, girly, fashionable, spoilt, rebellious and really American this connotes the stereotype of typical American teenage girls who live in L.A, who get everything they want, are rich and wealthy, and think they are so cool.
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CAMERA WORK
EDITING
SOUND
The audience can here diegetic sound of boxing and fighting as soon as the titles start appearing on a black background. This connotes the action, thriller genre already and creates the ultimate vibe of the film as being violent and rough. The information of who exactly has been fighting has been withheld from the audience, thereby creating narrative enigma, another common convention of a film opening.The target audience is already discovered from this, that the audience is predominantly male adult in the C1-E category.
MISE-EN-SCENE
