Cameron Colquhoun Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Mise-en-scene:

A montage happens at the beginning with MTV to let the audience know it is the 80s. Ferris is very headstrong and cheeky from his character. He is also shown as spoilt who is treated well by his parents. The costume also highlights it with the choice of hairstyle since this obviously is not 21st century clothing they are wearing.

How characters are introduced:

The establishing shot is of a town which shows a classic American house in the suburbs. From the shot you can tell that Ferris is obviously faking his illness. The fact that he is winking at his sister while his parents aren’t facing him show that he is messing about. He also breaks the forth wall since he speak directly to the audience. This is mainly for comedy.

Title sequence:

Paramount is shown which infers to the audience who is part of making this film. Blue title font with the sound of the radio which also shows the era of music. The font is like bubble writing with infers this is comedy. The name of the film is then shown.