Opening sequence analysis
Superbad-
This medium-close up shot pictures one of the main characters (Jonah Hill) driving a long in his neighbourhood. Everything about this shot highlights that he is just an everyday high school student. The target audience ( high school students ) can instantly relate to his character as the director Seth Rogan has successfully constructed the verisimilitude.
This is the establishing shot of another one of the main characters ( Michael Cera ) once again this medium shot shows quite how ordinary his life is. Often within big Hollywood films the first time we see a character eating their breakfast they have loads of food layer out with the whole family sitting around eating. This more accurate representation helps the audience to relate and we definitely want to create this 'ordinary life' atmosphere as we want out lead character to be a relatable character which the audience can see themselves in.
This character break the law whilst driving with his phone out. This gives his character a nonchalant attitude highlights what this character is like and he isn't represented 'perfectly' how characters in over films may be represented.
The editing is slow paced which once again shows that the film is ordinary and much like a day-to-day situation we face. The conversation isn't at all 'special' and the directors don't try to make is seem something that it not.
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