Enemies to Lovers film opening

 Hi, so now that I have backtracked my plan/idea, I was thinking that the best way to think of a new one was to get inspiration from a film that is using the same trope as I am. So, that is why I have decided to take a look at the film: The Hating Game. This film is a perfect example of enemies to lovers. The two characters are executive assistants of the co-directors of their company and have completely different personalities. This was shown through mise-en-scène elements, such as the female lead's side of the office having bright colors and her red lipstick. While the male's side of the office is completely monotone and void of color. This stark contrast was made apparent the second the film started and the characters were on camera. My group and I were looking to do a similar approach in our previous beach idea in which we established that the two characters were opposites through their clothing and dialogue. However, looking back at my past idea's outline, there was not enough of a stark contrast. This is yet again another reason why my group and I have decided to revise our outline. In this next brainstorming process with my group, I am going to show them how well The Hating Game created such contrast between the character's personas, and let them know that it is something I would like to do as well in our film opening. 

The opening also included very tight close-ups of the character's features such as eyes, hands, and their small movements. They did this because as soon as the female lead would do something, the male lead sitting across from her would mimic her movements. These actions, paired with the expression on the female lead's face make it clear to the audience from the very beginning that she does not like him. This is assumed as most people do not enjoy when others copy their every move, and for him to do that means that he must enjoy getting on her nerves. Unlike my outline, which involved the male lead acting rude to the female, this film needs no dialogue between the two characters- the conflict between them is inferred. I feel like this is a more professional approach to establishing conflict. However, for me to alter my idea and go a similar route to that of The Hating Game, I would have to establish to the audience that the two characters already know each other. In my original outline, my character had just met. But as I know that I struggled in writing dialogue, a simpler way might be to skip over the part of the meeting and jump into the part of them not liking each other. I will talk about this with my group and get their opinion on the matter. I know that my group does not want to scratch out the original idea completely, but I personally think we should start fresh since I see the beach idea going nowhere. 

Another thing that this film's opening incorporated was sounds such as music and voiceovers. I particularly enjoyed the music because I felt like the beat of it matched that of the conflicting shots between the two characters. The voiceover was also interesting as it gave context to the very different people present in that office building. Since the voiceover was from the perspective of the female lead, the audience was able to get a sense of who she was and her personality. In a way, not only did this film's opening establish a conflict between the two leads, but the character as well through the way that she spoke of her dislike towards some of the people from the company. This made me realize how completely looked over sound when brainstorming. I feel like adding a song would be a great way to make it a little light-hearted or silly, as it is a romantic comedy. This is another thing I would like to bring forward to my group when we see each other again, as we could essentially plan a scene surrounding a song that would convey what we would like to show. 

Lastly, the quality of the film opening was amazing. In each close-up of the characters' faces, I felt as though I was seeing them in real life instead of through the scene. I know that we are not judged on camera quality during our film opening, but I truly believe that it plays a factor in how it turns out in the end. If the video is poor quality, it may take away from what I want my audience to focus on. This is why I have been researching some high-quality cameras that are not too expensive. The camera below is one I found on Amazon, and is currently the one I am thinking of purchasing.