Legally blonde

Camerawork

The very first shot that we see is a close up of Elle's blonde hair while see is brushing it. This almost gives a "Barbie" like appearance, which could be more evidence for her "perfect" life. Soon after, there are several close ups of a letter addressed to Elle, the fact that this letter is the main focus of a few different shots indicates its importance. Finally, a birds eye view shot is used while a girl is walking up a large spiral staircase, this shot captures the wealth these girls must have to live in such a place. Therefore, indicating that the majority of these girls are from upper class families.

Editing

The editing effect "cross cutting" is used between Elle getting ready and the letter making its way to her hands, thus linking them to one another, and letting the audience know who Elle is from the start. Without anyone actually saying her name. Moreover, "slow motion" is used when one of the girls walked through the front door which could represent "the wow factor" that the house possesses, or how they do not want to "perfect day" to end. Finally, the letter itself is linked together with several "match-on-actions" which follows the continuity of the sequence and doesn't break it.

Mise-En-Scene

The titles themselves are pink written in very stereotypical girly writing. Indicating from the titles alone that this film is aimed towards girls. The use of props in Elle's bedroom demonstrates that she is a rich girly girl. This is due to the pink glittery diamond hairbrush, followed by the dog pictures of her Chihuahua. The use of high key lighting demonstrates the happy mood that everyone appears to be in while staying at their sorority. Finally, the location of the opening sequence is in a high class sorority, which shows they are the girls that like to go out and have a good time.

Sound

The song that they have used throughout the opening sequence repeats the words "perfect day" many times over, showing that all these girls have nothing to worry about whether that be financial or day to day life, And how their lives are "perfect". When the camera passes the girls in the sorority house, all the girls are busy chatting away, which fits the stereotype of teenage girls perfectly. The song that is used in the opening sequence has a very girly/cheesy beat to it.