zoolander

The genre of this film is comedy, although the way the film starts off you would not guess that or think it straight away, as it begins in a dark building with very low key lighting, giving a dark and mysterious effect. Also another thing that puts you away from the genre is that there is a meeting going on and all the characters are wearing dark cloths, and discussing evil plans.
The lighting also gives a silhouette effect on some of the characters.
The camera slowly fades into the darkness and then into the new scene, which appears to be an interview before a photo shoot. The 1st thing you notice in the scene is the dramatic change in lighting from the 1st scene as it is very bright high key lighting. This gives the viewers an irony and something to think about as it is the opposite of the 1st scene so the audience doesn’t know which genre it is.
As the second scene begins it shows the female, whom is wearing bright colours begins talking asking questions. This immediately shows that’s she is the interviewer. As she finishes speaking, before the male character (Zoolander) speaks, there is an interesting affect that is used. As there are quick camera shots of all the props in this scene that are used for hair and makeup. As he speaks the camera goes and does an immediate close up, signaling that he is a main character. The camera switches back and forth every time the other person speaks. Then as he poses, the camera does a big close up on his face and holds it there for a few seconds. Immediately there is a quick look back to see the female’s response, and her facial expression shows that she is surprised but amused by it. The scene ends after a quick pose.


The next scene is a far view of the ocean which zooms in and closes up onto the statue of liberty, indicating that the film is set in New York. Immediately after this the scene shows a high key lighting as it shows an interview being taken on the red carpet of a fashion show. This could give a clue on what the film is about. If you put the photo shoot and the fashion show together. Although ironically the cameras flash back and forth between the interview scene and the fashion show scene.
There is bright high key lighting used in both scenes. As this happens for a roughly a minute, the photo shoot scene ends surprisingly, leaving the fashion show scene to take over.
Overall from the opening sequences if you pay attention to the dialogue and the lighting as well as the different characters expressions you can get a feel of the genre, which is comedy.