Freaky Friday - Opening

Camera

The opening to Freaky Friday uses lots of long shots. This allows the audience to see the background in the shot and retains the viewers awareness about what type of environement the characters are in. The first long shot shows a house in what seems to be a surbuban place. This already gives the audience an idea of what tpye of people the characters will be. Throughout the opening many medium shots are used when showing the characters. This allows to see the facial expressions and the emoition on the characters faces. This is especially important in Freaky Friday as at the beginning the mother and daughter clash in personalities. The uses of these shots give a sense of realism to the viewer and makes you feel that you are there with the characters.

Sound

The film begins with slow non diagetic sound. This works realy well with the slow paced movement of the characters as it is morning time. The non diagetic sound alos fits in with the slow fades in showing the daughter in bed asleep. Dialogue is used relatively early on in the film opening. This again gives a sense of realsim as the conversation between the mother and daughter is easily relatable to the viewers.


Editing

The film begins with slow cuts which corresponds perfectly with the pace of the film. The film starts off with a slow pace to show that it is set in the morning. After the daughter has pushed her alarm clocks the whole pace of the film begins to change. This signifys the start of the action in the film. The faster paced cuts draws the attention of the audience and they would probably become more interested in what is going to happen next.

Mise en Scene

The opening of the film is full with mise en scene. The first room we see which is the girls bedroom is full with props such as her wardrobe, bed, clothes on the floor which looks untidy and messy. This has ben used to show the audience a sterotypical room of a teenage girl. Whereas when we see the mother sitting on the floor in her bedroom we see a complete contrast. Everything is neat, tidy and in place. These two rooms are shown through a long shot, this is so the audience can see who whole environment and the different styles and personalities that the mother and daughter have.