Juno Film Opening Analysis

Throughout the title sequence of Juno, you see her walking through a cartoon world. The transition to cartoon only for the titles of the movie shows the audience how, in the situation she is placed in, Juno is a different person to who she normally is. The connotations of a cartoon consist of comedy and a sense of un-seriousness, which is very similar to Juno's personality when you first meet her in the shop. when Juno walks past the chair and the music shop, the audience may feel that they are both an important aspect of the movie, this is because there is not much detail in the sequence and both these things are highlighted. The fact that the chair and the guitar are placed randomly, in unnatural places, shows how they have an unexpected affect on Juno's life.
If you look closer at the minor details of the title sequence, you will notice some more hidden clues on what the story consists of and the true meaning behind events that occur. For example, at the start of the sequence it is autumn, as the leaves are shown falling to the ground. By the end of the sequence it is shown the be spring time as new leaves are shooting from the trees. The season change that occurs in the sequence are the changes that naturally happen in the space of nine months, dropping a hint that the story of the movie is Juno's pregnancy. Another hint that the chair incident has made Juno pregnant is that she drinks an entire 2.8 litre carton of 'Sunny D', which is not a normal amount to drink. Pregnancy usually causes people to consume a lot more than they usually would, which would explain this.
The general lack of detail in the opening sequence surroundings puts a lot of meaning behind Juno and her story.This puts emphasis on Juno's emotions towards the adoptive couple she chooses and the events that happen within their relationship both with Juno and each other. The sequence gives the audience a good idea of who she is personally but does not give too much away of the story.

Juno Film Opening Timeline

During the summer i created this timeline of the title slates that the film opening of Juno consists of. This task helped me to understand what a title sequence generally consists of and the number of slates that are usually included(around 30). Looking at the title sequence for Juno taught me that the more important actors/actresses/roles in production have their own title slate and the less important actors/actresses/roles often share a slate. 

Match on Action examples

What is match on action?

Match on action is an editing technique which allows the editor to use continuity in which it cuts from one shot to another removing the 'boring' aspects of the clip. Match on action often involves different camera angles, shots and heights to create more of an effect and keep the viewer intrigued the whole way through the shot. Match on action is used to avoid jump cutting from scene to scene; this makes the clip flow smoothly throughout.

Thriller Location

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Regent Street would be a good place for a thriller to be shot because it is well known and the audience will know straight away that the movie is set in England. Regent Street is generally a busy street and is therefore suitable for a chase scene in a thriller movie, as these often take place on a busy high street.