The first shot we see is a wide shot of a girl, pressumably the protagonist standing outside her house and the word 'Autumn' appears in the top right corner of the screen, this could suggest that the time of year in which events take place are going to be important in this film. After this there is the use of a flashback which shows the audience what has previously happened and is beginning of the issue that the film is going to be focusing on. During the flashback there is the use of a close up to show a boy whispering in the girls ear and this gives an intimate vide to the action. After the flash back the girl is in her garden looking at an old chair and drinking sunny D, during this a voice over comes on where we learn that the chair has some sort of relevance to the plot.
After this the song 'All I want is you' begins and the protagonist sets of on a walk and this is when the opening titles begin. The style of the editing is very interesting as it is different to any other that I have seen. The girl suddently becomes cartoonized and so does the street that she walks down. She walks through the town and the audience gets a feel of the setting (visuals still cartoonized at this point). The credits appear throughout this scene. After this she walks into a convinience store and the screen returns back to normal editing. In the store she buys a pregnancy test and we find out that she is pregnant. This information makes the flashback at the beginning clear.
I think this is a very interesting opening sequence as it tells us what the plot is, introduces the protagonist and also the setting. The choice of music gives a feel-good vibe which suggests to me that this film is going to be light hearted and a romantic comedy.
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