Film Opening Analysis

Juno (2007 - comedy, drama, romance)

Juno was disributed in 2007 and was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
The genre of this film is shown well by it's opening sequence, it indicates the comedy genre by it's light-hearted cartoon theme. We are then introduced to the romance genre of the film by the running music track which uses the lyrics of the song to convey their message.
The narrative of the film is certainly not given away by the opening sequence, although it is quite easy to guess what it is about, it's obvious that the film follows the life of a teenage girl. I think this opening gives away just the right amount of information to the viewer about the films story line.
In regards to introducing us to the characters in the film, this opening introduces us to one character, and allows us to establish that she is the main protagonist in the film. The whole opening sequence follows the teenage girl, but almost nothing is revealed about her life or personality.
The opening connotes a happy, casual and calm atmosphere, by the way that nothing eventful or dramatic happens in the opening. It is very simplistic by how it is just following a girl walking on a pathway, which is classed as a normal thing to do, so it is verisimilitude to reality, allowing the audience to relate to the movie before it has even started.
What we can establish from the opening is that the girl is walking to get somewhere, so the setting changes throughout the clip, but what we can notice is that there is nothing unusual about the setting we see, it just looks like a normal street she is walking down.
The font of the titles in this opening is clear and readable, the font matches well with the cartoon theme the opening is based around. The writing is of a good size as it's easy to notice that it's there but it doesn't intrude on the action taking place.
No narration is used throughout the opening clip, but this is replaced by the song with lyrics that is played throughout. The lyrics are said slowly so they can be heard easily, and the audience can build an opinion about the film. The song adds a great deal of interest to the opening sequence.