Analysis of Bridget Jones; Romantic Comedy:

Sound:

Many different sound effects are used to show the audience that this opening sequence is a romantic comedy. For example dietetic sound is used when the phones answering machine says; "no new messages" this is used in conjunction with camera-work to tell or suggest to the the audience that she does that every five minutes, this suggests its very light hearted. The song Bridget sings at the end, the lyrics were "all by myself" this has several meanings one meaning could be that she's laughing at herself, again this makes this film a category of comedy. The music was slow, sad and sorrowful, however there was a big drum sequence, and this when Bridget turns into the song and changes her mind and she's presenting her self to the audience that she had enough she doesn't want to be by herself any more.

Cinematography:

Many different camera work techniques are used throughout the opening sequence to suggest to the audience what genre this film fits. For example one technique I picked up on was the use of the same camera position for a variety of  shots and the shots faded in and out with each other which suggests time went on and the only thing which changed in the shots were Bridget's positions, also the rule of thirds were used as well she was always in the third column which suggests she was on her own which reflected her relationship status, this was used to show the audience Bridget's feelings and emotions.

Editing:

Throughout this sequence there wasn't many noticeable editing techniques as there would be if the film was under the genre of thriller. One editing technique which I have mentioned already was the use of transitions especially fading in and out, however these haven't been discussed thoroughly. The fading in transition was used to show something in the shot has changed whether it was the objects in the shot have moved or the key of lighting has changed for example the later into the sequence the darker some of Bridget's room got. The fading out technique was used to show a period of time is over and that the shot in particular was ended or could've gone on  for a long time. These two techniques were used in conjunction with each over to show a period of time were Bridget has done nothing except lounge about. This left the audience reacting to Bridget's feelings and emotions, possibly even feeling sorry for her.

Mise en scene:

Different techniques of mise en scene were used to show Bridget's feelings. For example at the beginning the man and Bridget both had festive jumpers on this made the audience aware of the time of year it was. When Bridget is in her bedroom she is wearing a red Christmas shirt with snowmen or reindeer's on again this reminds the audience of what time of year it was and normally at Christmas time everyone is together however Bridget was on her own which again left the audience asking questions and feeling sorry for her.