'Definitely, Maybe' opening analysis

- 'Definitely, Maybe'
Camera work:

Black screen titles in the beginning
Titles cut in between the shots
Shot reverse shot used when characters talking
Master shot used to show room
Interior to exterior shot
Long take used when he leaves
Shot reverse shot from character to MP3
Sound match on action with MP3 to music
Split screen is used to display various images
Slow motion used
Diverse shot distances
Moving frames across the screen
Continuity editing
Takes are short
Close up on character
Reaction shots of the main character
Tilt up- package and reaction from envelope
Medium close up on women to show reaction and her excitement
Reaction shot of main character to dialogue of the women
Wide angle to show the whole office
Camera pans to the left when the main character leaves the office
Over the shoulder shot with ARC

Titles:

0:00:00 - Universe appears on screen - 0:00:28
0:00:24 - Working title appears on screen - 0:00:33
0:00:35 - 'Universal pictures' title appears on screen - 0:00:38
0:00:39 - Images appear on screen - 0:00:45
0:00:46 - Production company listed 'Studio Canal' title appears on screen - 0:00:48
0:00:49 - Images appear on screen - 0:00:58
0:00:59 - 'Working title' title appears on screen 0:01:01
0:01:41 - 'an Adam Brooks film' appears on screen with various images - 0:01:48
0:01:49 - Titles appear on screen with transitions, three stage title - 0:01:52
0:01:53 - Actor 1 appears on screen - 0:01:57
0:01:58 - Actor 2 appears on screen - 0:02:02
0:02:03 - Actor 3 appears on screen - 0:02:07
0:02:08 - Actor 4 appears on screen - 0:02:10
0:02:16 - "and..." actor appears on screen - 0:02:18
REST OF ACTORS ARE IN TWOS until 0:02:54
0:02:54 - "casting by" - 0:02:57
0:02:58 - "supervisor" - 0:03:02
0:03:03 - "music by" - 0:03:06
0:03:07 - "costume designer" - 0:03:11
0:03:12 - "edited by" - 0:03:17
0:03:18 - "production designer" - 0:03:22
0:03:23 - cinematographer - 0:03:29
0:03:30 - co-executive producer - 0:03:33
0:03:34 - producer - 0:03:39
0:03:40 - written and directed by - 0:03:48

Sound:

0:00:18 - Universal soundtrack
0:00:29 - Asynchronous - Image and sound not synced - sound bridge - 0:00:37
0:00:38 - Ambient sound of the office - heels of a woman's shoes are heard - foley sound - 0:00:39
0:00:40 - Woman's voice in background giving details about the main character, his name etc. - 0:00:42
0:00:43 - Sound of envelope on desk is exaggerated to show its importance - 0:00:44
0:00:45 - Pen thrown on desk
0:00:46 - Voice of main character, his thought being said - 0:00:57
0:00:58 - Ambient sound again further introduces us to the character - 0:01:00
0:01:15 - Dialogue between two actors begin
0:01:16 - Voice over from main character begins, revealing information about his daughter - 0:01:25
0:01:26 - Ambient sound of busy street - 0:01:28
0:01:29 - Voice over introduces music - 0:01:32
0:01:33 - Wrong song to suit his mood is played, creating humour - 0:01:35
0:01:36 - Wrong music stops, ambient streetlights return, voice over introduces new song - 0:01:39
0:01:40 - Music plays, joyful sound shows his positivity and his up-beat nature - 0:02:00 onwards

Mise-en-scene:

0:00:39 - Envelope falls onto the table which creates an engima. Table hints at an office. Printed envelope is business like and indicates it's important.
0:00:42 - Shot of actor in office - smart appearance, up high, so typical office building, lamp, paper -very office like, shows he's important.
0:00:56 - Opened envelope shown - "Divorce", signature included
0:01:05 - Woman enters his office
0:01:07 - Actors performance shows his sarcastic reaction to the woman's comments.
0:01:10 - Shows the office environment
0:01:14 - Season is summer - bright and cheerful. Background of cars and buildings - city. Glass and clean windows shows it's an admired place.
0:01:17 - Earphones are shown - he's relaxed
0:01:19 - MP3 is shown
0:01:43 - Yellow, iconic taxi reveals it to be New York
0:01:51 - Chrysler building shown also reveals it to be New York
0:02:10 - Guy on a segway - unusual. Could show city is different from others.
0:02:12 - Police officer shows the law is enforced in this city.