Friday, 20 January 2012

More research on british romcoms - Bridget Jones diary opening few minutes

Bridget Jones's Diary Poster

Taglines:For anyone who's ever been set up, stood up or felt up

Bridget Jones is a british romcom. The opening few scenes are of a woman who is going to her mum christmas party. For the first few minutes there are no title just an intro to the film. Bridget Jones stars Renne Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth and was directed by Sharon Maguire.


the dialogue to begin with is a voice over of her explaining what she wants to achieve throughout year, and as the whole film is set on a year of her life it introduces possible ideas of what could happen.


The opening is similar to what we want as it introduces the character and setting first, just like the majority of romcoms do. In this film the soundtrack doesnt start straight away because of the voice over.


They use various effects in the opening two minutes such as a slow motion when Mark turns round , however this is done in a mickey take way of a conventional romance which have become know of having the perfect person seen in slow  motion through the eyes of the antagonist of the film.Also they have used shots like have the camera on a angle as she walks into her mothers house this is ment to give the sense that her mother is querky and not from this planet.

Box Office

Budget;$26,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend:$10,733,933 (USA) (15 April 2001) (1611 Screens) Gross:$71,500,556 (USA) (5 August 2001)

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Studio Canal

Trailer-http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2230230553/

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