Anaylisis of opening two minutes of The Proposal

The genre is introduced with:

• Non diegetic positive upbeat music, over a long shot of pretty woods, the camera then moves over to a well organised women on an exercise bike reading papers. We can tell that she is automatically single and dedicated to a work style of life.
• Male and female leading different lives
• Both characters dislike each other, like a typical romantic comedy movie

How the characters represented:

• The man wakes up late and we get a overhead view of his bedroom which is messy and un-organised, next we see him running past the taxis, obviously setting the scene of New York. A girl in Starbucks likes him, following the guidelines of a type romantic comedy. 
• The boss gets up early and we can see that she is very organised, her apartment is tidy and she has time to set herself up with different activities, such as exercising whilst reading, having time for a shower and then cycling to her work. She is highly work involved. 
• The characters hate each other- the man works for the women as she is the boss
  
  
• The women is disliked by the office, as the man sends messages to all of the workers saying things such as "it's here" and "the witch is on her broom"
• They challenge stereotypes of gender because the women is in control and the man has no say to any decision that has been made, and he's under her control.
  
  
  How the mood/style is introduced?
• The main characters hate each other and are bound to have a massive argument and fall out with each other, fitting perfectly into the genre of a romantic comedy.
• The characters different life styles are shown, presenting how different of characters they are, which usually means that at some point they will probably end up getting together. 
• Upbeat positive music
  
  
  Mise en scene
• When the women is on her exercise bike, we see in the background through the window a city, automatically letting the audience know that she's in New York.
• Whilst the camera is focused on the characters, in the background we can see the taxi's and lots of buildings around, signifying that it's set in New York
• The women's house is really tidy, clean and well organised, her kitchen especially looks posh and expensive showing her wealth and hard work. 
  
• The man's room is messy and look pretty average showing how he works in a job that he doesn't really like and is stuck in a position he would rather not be in at work. It also shows he is un-organised 
• The work office is set in a tall building on a high floor, we can tell this from the whole windows as walls, and the fact that the man takes the lift up to the office. The office looks posh and big showing wealth and hard work.
  
  
  Narrative: 
• The women needs a reason to stay in the country as she doesn't have a Visa. Therefore it's clear that she will try and marry the man, so that she can stay in the country, resorting in them falling in love. 
• Two characters hate each other, contrasting characters (horrible boss, innocent worker) 
• Main bad character, that will turn out to be loved by the man
  
  Inter titles:
• First on a black screen "Touchstone", "Manderville films" come up
  
• Next over the action they repeat followed by the main characters, then the name of the film, afterwards the important people involved in the film come up over the action as well.
• The inter titles follow the characters movement at some points as well, for example when the man rushes to the lift, the titles follow across with him in sync with his movement.
  
  Sound:
• At the beginning to set the mood non diegetic upbeat music is played. It links the scenes together nicely.
• Then there's diegetic music, such as the popping noise of messages, which keeps the film light hearted and moving fast.
• Also there is the sound of the traffic which enhances the city life.
• The non diegetic music in the office gives of a tense vibe but also gives the impression that the man is on a mission, which helps set the mood between the characters.
  
  
  
  
  Camera shots:
• Camera shots used were- long shots, close ups, mid shots, extreme close ups. 
• Long shots were used to show the women walking into the office, this hows what effect she has on other people.
• The mid shots were used to show the general character and what situations they were in.
  
  
  
  
  Camera movement:
• The general camera movement was smooth and stable, this could represent the mood of the film, also it wouldn't be as acceptable if the camera was fast moving and unstable as you want the audience to fully concentrate on the situations happening on screen.
  
  What I can take from the film and use in my own film:
• I would like to use how the inter titles follow the characters 
• Location markers