Film Opening Research - "PRETTY WOMAN"

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American Romantic comedy. Written by J.F Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall, the film features Rochard Gere, Julia Roberts and Hector Elizondo. Pretty Woman's plot centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of Vivian's week long stay with him.
Opening Scene To 'Pretty Woman'
The opening scene to pretty woman works by introducing the audience to the main characters (Edward And Vivian) at the start we establish that edward is obviously popular among his work colleagues and friends as he is at a party that has classical music in the background, people dressed up in smart suits and gowns and a magician to entertain the guests, the magician is doing a magic trick that involves money and the first part of dialouge we hear as an audience is "No matter what they say, it's all about the money". Within the first few minutes of meating edward we know that he is wealthy, popular because everyone is asking about his where abouts, how he is and what hes doing. We first meet edward when he is on the phone to his wife/ex-wife having an argument therefore we know he is single. This allows the audience to realise that in the film he isnt a cheater or a character that us as an audience might dislike.

At the begining it is hard to establish the genre of the film because it doesnt yet show any convetions or characteristics of any particular type of film. The film language consists of visual gags e.g The 'H' and the 'O' are the only letters light up on the 'Hotel' Sign, Cross-Cutting from Edward to Vivian.

The narrative structure fits the typical structure of a successful romantic comedy.