Credits/Titles and Sound

Sound - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Key Features:

• Diegetic Sound 
• Non- Diegetic Sound
• How it fits the genre

Diegetic Sound examples - 

1. Radio Announcer's Dialogue - 0.02
2. Dialogue 0.14
3. Dog Barking and Footsteps - 0.21

The diegetic sound helps to create a realistic sound and setting for the opening. They also in this scenario help to identify the time of day and what is going on. The use of diegetic sound before seeing the characters us effective as it builds up to the character being seen by the audience for the first time. 

Non Diegetic Sound examples - 

•  Music (down beat, relaxing music) 1.58-2.50 

The music is calm and relaxing which is a contrast to the idea of the film it is also ironic as the audience is aware that Ferris is not actually ill. The music makes out that the day will be calm and dull where as it will actually be the complete opposite.

How it fits the genre

The sound conforms to given genre as

• Tone - Irony in which would be recognizable to teenagers and adults alike

Sound - Legally Blonde

When analyzing the soundtrack on the legally blonde opening sequence, it was key to look at

• Diegetic sound

• Non Diegetic sound

•  How it fits the genre

Diegetic sound examples

•  Fountain (Water) - 0.49
• Bicycle bell – 1.18     
•  Rambling boys – 1.05    
•  Girls cheering – 2.05
• Dialogue - 3.06

These are just some examples there is more use of diegetic sound in the sequence. These are key examples because they are used to not only help contextualize the background of the opening sequence but they also make it more realistic. The dialogue used give a clue into the type of character she is aswell as informing the audience quite quickly what is going on in terms of the the good luck card.

 Non diegetic sound examples

• Music - "Perfect Day" 3.32 (Length of song) 

The type of music used is very upbeat and exciting, it is also a female vocalist which fits the image they are trying to create. The femininity used in this piece is aided by the music as during the intercutting of the sequence, the main character is seen to get ready and this music is seen as what a girl would typically listen to whilst getting ready. The music is also seen to originate from the main character's room. The use of mixing the non diegetic sound and diegetic sound also helps to create the feel of a certain genre in this case it creates a girly chic flick feel.

How it fits the genre

The sound fits the given genre as it conforms to:

1. Style - Its upbeat and it fits the style of the genre (Girly)
2. Tone - Sets the tone of the film as fun not serious contrasting to the soundtrack in The Notebook

Genre Change

Through out the process we have been very doubtful on whether our opening sequence would actually fit the romantic genre. The actors used couldn't convey deep emotions or make the emotions really realistic to the audience. We decided that our opening sequence was a mixture of two different genres.

Romantic

AND

Coming of age

Representation in romantic films

There is no typical stereotypes for women in film. Every genre portrays women differently, in the romantic genre women are usually depicted as needing a man. The typical waiting for a 'knight in shining armour' is often used to describe how the women is seen.

This isn't to say that there aren't films that challenge this stereotype. For example the princess diaries 2, when told she needs a husband to be the successor to the throne she tries to find a husband but in the end decides she is strong enough on her own. Therefore showing the male her dominance. This challenges the stereotype as it sees the woman as not only putting love second to her job but also it shows her as independant. This is sometimes preferred to the typical male dominace in romantic films.

But most women find the 'knight in shining armour' romantic and also find the ideological setting nice and relatable as every woman wishes to fall in love like they do it the movies. The typical representation is also another reason that the target audience is women. As for males being represented in the romantic genre they are typically seen as 'perfect' through the eyes of the woman and tend not to match the way men are represented in every other genre. Males are usually seen as strong, aggravated and tough, where as in.romantic films they are seen as emotional and sensitive.

Genre

                                       Romantic films
The conventions of a romantic film are:

• Girl meets boy typically this is an accident
• Argument that splits the couple for them to later be reunited 
• "Happily ever after" ending
• Symbols that relate to love (hearts, flowers, rings)
• Targeted at a female audience rather than a male audience
• Emotion renching (pain, love)
• Sometimes there is a struggle in choice i.e two men fighting for a female 

Good Examples of Typical Coventional films are:

• The Notebook - 2004 

Based on a novel. A couple fall in love from very different backgrounds, the male comes from a poor background where as the female does not. They are separated by social difference but eventually end up together.

• The Vow- 2012

A happy married couple end up in an accident the female loses her memory and her husband has to work to regain her love.




There are also films that dont abide by these coventions to create a twist in the story:

• Titanic -1997 

A couple who fall in love although it is frowned upon due to their social difference. They eventually end up together but when the titanic sinks the male dies therefore ruining the happily ever after convention.