Analyzing the beginning of comedy dramas actually done

In these next couple posts I will be analyzing several movie opening and talking about where and when these movies were filmed.

In this post I will be analyzing the first two minutes of Crazy Rich Asians which is a 2018 drama /comedy drama rated pg-13. The movie starts by establishing the personality of Nick Young’s mom Eleanor Young. It also helps to establish Eleanor Young and her family as an important part of the movie This shown by the use of mid shots, low key lighting, rack focus and a tracking shot. The use of a tracking shot at the very beginning of the clip as the Young family arrives at the hotel helps to establish them as important characters in this movie. It is important that they are seen entering the hotel by the audience. They bring about an important aspect of the scenes taking place in this location. The use of mid shots and low key lightning help to keep the focus on Mrs. Young and her family’s reaction to the current situation unfolding. This helps to build an idea of the personality of  Mrs.Young. She never backs downs during the whole scene. She stands confident and endures the rudeness. The use of low-key lighting in the scene makes the background of this seen not pop out there for not drawing any attention away from the scene taking place. The setting and props in this seen also help to keep the attention on the scene unfolding by position props that make sense to the scene but do not overally stand out. The use of rack focus between the hotel employees and Mrs. Young helps to show both the people of the hotel’s reaction to the situation and Mrs. Young’s reaction. This helps the audience to get an idea of the overall relationship between Mrs. Young and the people of the hotel. This also to develop the personality of Mrs. Young. She keeps a calm demeanor throughout the scene while the hotel manager gets upset. This shows a seriousness and calmness about Mrs. Young. This is prevalent throughout the movie since even though she thinks Rachel Chu is not worth of her son she does not react loudly.  




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