Pretty in pink analysis 2

PRETTY IN PINK OPENING SCENE. 

Opening Weekend ; $6,065,870 (USA) (2 march 1986) (827 Screens)

Production Dates : 1985 

Filming Dates: 22 june 1985 - 12 october 1985

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After the paramount ident we are the first title " paramount pictures presents " , the white sans serif font on the black background signifies a documentary style film. It is smart and sophisticated which could convey the type of it is soon to be.

The opening shot shows an extreme long shot of a wagon driving down the street of a run down dark not very well maintained neighbourhood. This is an automatic signifier to the type of lifestyle that the protaganist may live. 

After we are shown then wagon the camera pans around the area that the opening is set in. We are shown a rail way line that seems to be abandoned and unused and an uncared for 'field' which really just looks like concrete with occasional patches pf grass. The contrast between the title " pretty in pink " and the background image contrast immensely. The background id not pretty and is not pink , "pretty in pink " also makes you think of very proper upper class ladies that live in big houses in wealthy neighbourghoods , but the background could not be any more far from that. 

                           

After we are introduced to the protagonist through a sequence of extreme and close up shots . The shots show her getting ready for example getting dressed , putting jewellery on and putting makeup on. After around 15 extreme close up shots of her getting ready we are finally introduced to her along with the first dialogue in the opening scene. 

This shot is a medium shot showing our protagonist from the waist up. She is typically wearing all pink which links to the title " pretty in pink" . As she walks out of her bedroom she shouts " Dad its seven thirty". The act of her shouting her dad to get up and not the parent shows that she is responsible and that maybe she looks after her dad more than he looks after her. The use of dad and not parents also signifies that she only loves worth her dafd and that the mum is not present at this time in the film.

WE are shown the girl making coffee and the proceeding to here farther room where she wakes him up and begins tho talk to him. we see shot reverse shot of them engaging in conversation which is broken up by a long shot of the bedroom. The bedroom is also a signifier to the sort of person and the lifestyle that the protagonist lives. The bare coloured walls and chairs with clothes on shows a lack of money, and as we watch we learn that the daughter us persuading her farther to go take a full time job in contrast to the past time job her currently has.