A Cinderella story - Opening 2 minutes

'A Cinderella Story' begins with an establishing shot of snowy mountains which comes onto a shot of a big fairytale type castle. This immediately engages the author as it is taking them to a different scenery. However the shot then reverse zooms to the castle being inside a snow globe - this makes it a different beginning to what most people though would be a typical fairytale. Along with the narrative voice over and the mid shot of two people, it shows the audience that these two are the main characters. The shot then goes onto an establishing shot of a city and then there is non - diegetic upbeat music whilst the camera follows an old - style american car. This shows the audience that this film is set in a typical american city and also indicates the time period it is set in. There is also another establishing shot of a diner, which again suggests the time period of the film could be in the late 1950's. All these shots show the audience that these could be the most important settings throughout the film as they are introducd to them straight away. With the narrative voice over throughout the opening two minutes it gives the audience some background knowledge of this girl we assume to be the main character. Also as the scene progresses we see her upbringing and her relationship with her dad, which tells the audience this father - daughter relationship is going to be important throughout.