The Notebook Opening Scene

The Notebook Opening Scene

In the opening scene of The Notebook it is very plain and calming as it is just a scanning of the location. It is quite plain and just a slow introduction of the film and it doesn't really give any light to it as the film has just started. The background is red this is a bit strange as you won't normally see a red backgrounds in opening scenes. As the opening scene is progressing it shows the actors who stars in the film this does sometimes occur in opening scene this just shows the audience the actors who stars in the film. The opening may effect the audience by it being nice and calm, but really the audience might feel a bit disappointed because in romance film you expect a full on talking scene first so having a quite opening scene I can be a bit bland and boring. The location involved in the opening scene is a lake with some man rowing in his little boat with the sunset in the background. The audience might like the view as sunsets are quite pretty especially when there's nothing around you but a lake. There are not many characters in the opening scene as it is just an over view of the location which is a bit bland as the audience may expect to have one or two of the main characters in the opening scene.

In the opening scene there is one particular sound which is a diegetic sound this is where the music is visible to the screen. the music is quite theatrical and calming some of the audience might think that is authentic. It also sticks to the theme of romance as it is quite a romantic sound this shows the audience that the film is going to be romantic and emotional. There is not much body language used in the opening scene as there is not many characters this is a bit boring as the audience may expect some tension between the characters as it will carry on the whole way through the film which makes the film more intense and passionate and sometimes quite emotional.

The key shots used in the opening scene are mainly a long shot of the whole lake this makes it more effective so you can see the whole of the location, this can show the audience what the film is kind of about judging on the location. Having long shot angles throughout the opening scene isn't that effective normally a director will put in various different shots to make it more effective. There is probably one high shot which is of the location this shows the location from a high point of view. Overall the opening scene to the Notebook is a bit plain but really authentic towards the audience.