throughout the Christmas holidays i watched a few films such as "Hitch"(2005) "Daddy daycare"(2003) and "Like mike"(2002) these films are all considered to be family films according to http://www.imdb.com/ while watching the film i took note to the opening sequecnce and realised that Hitch started with Will Smiths character (Alex Hitchins) walking down a hall way it continously cuts to happy couples as Alex Hitchins voices it over, adding to the voice over there is also happy music which can be heard in the background the music adds to the happy couple giving the viewer an ideaq this is a happy film which is what the director probably wanted as this film is considered to be a romcom.
The begining of Daddy day care starts with Khamani Griffin's character (Ben Hinton) is walking around his house in just a t shirt and underwear as he has just woken up, there is casual calming music in the background which stops when he closes the bathroom door where they add in digetic sound of Ben's urine hitting the toilet water. There is a lot of mise-en-scene in this opening sequence as Ben is only 6 years old there is toys all around the house indicating he enjoys playing with them and then not packing them away which becomes obvious to the viewer as the film goes on. not much shots are used during this opening sequence mainly just a long shot from different angles.
Like Mike opens with Shad "Bow wow" Moss' character (Calvin Cambridge) playing basketball along with his friends a more up beat song is used as they are running around you can also hear the sound of the children talking to each other instructing the person with the ball to pass it. when the bully approaches the music stops and a sound is made each footstep he takes this builds suspense and educated me further on the importance of sound
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