Analysis of an opening: 'Wild Child'

Creation of enigma
At the beginning of the film, we do not know why the calendar on the date is so important and we want to find out, we later do find out in the rest of the opening.There is enigma created because we do not know why Poppy is giving away her dads girlfriends clothes, we assume that they must have a bad relationship and therefore want to know why. The introduction of her father creates enigma because we can clearly see that they have bad relationship from the beginning and want to know why they have a bad relationship.

Introduction to characters

Poppy the main character is 
introduced through the use of camera, a zoom in is used on her whilst she is sleeping which creates an angelic persona for her. However, the expletive is the first word we hear from her, this clearly contradicts the persona that was created for her. We can clearly see that Poppy is popular because she is always placed in the centre of the frame, we see all the friends that she has and assume that she is popular because of it. Poppy's sister, Molly is later introduced, the characters are always pictured together in the frame which suggests that they have a close relationship. Molly is also shown to know her sister well because she knows that she will do something bad. The father is the last character to be introduced, a low angle is used, showing the audience looking up to him suggesting that he has control and power over Poppy.

Setting up plot
The plot is set up by the introduction of themes such as rebellion and bad relationships with family. These themes are themes that are prevalent in many teen romantic-comedy films as well as the lives of teenagers themselves. The bad relationships suggest that the protagonist and her parents must be binary opposites and this would drive th eplot of the film. 

Pace and rhythm
The pace and rhythm at the beginning is fairly slow, the music and camera shots create a slow rhythm, this is used to directly contrast with what is going to happen next which is Poppy running out of bed ad downstairs. The music then dramatically changes to much more upbeat and menacing soundtrack. This directly reflects the personality of the protagonist as being quite mischievous and troublesome.  

Mood and tone
At the beginning of the film, there is a calm and serene atmosphere created by the non-diegetic music which creates a calm tone. The mood then changes to a much more fun and crazy mood which is reflective of the teen genre . This fun mood is later disrupted when Poppy's father is introduced.