Catch me if you can

The genre of this film is to be seen as a comedy thriller drama directed by Steven Spielberg and contains the narrative of Frank Abagnale who has seen his family torn apart by a child abductor. this film opening uses animation in the form of stick figures and block animation, the stick figures also run from scene to scene to show connotations of changing scenes and their importance that would mostly then be seen within the rest of the film. Throughout this opening there are different camera shots used, for example, there is an establishing shot of the airport to set the scene for the audience so the can identify the setting.

The themes pointed out within this could suggest 'broken homes' due to the constant changing in setting, that shows connotations of the main character we are following, doesn't like to stay in the same place to long. Also referring back to the beginning of the clip, we see that the stick figure (that represents one of the main characters) take interest when the female airplane hostess, therefore suggesting connotations of possibly romance in the film as it would continue.(Approx:0:21) Action is also a theme that can be picked out within the clip due to the car leaving skid marks on the road, being chased by a police car (Approx:0:50,) and later on in the clip when the stick figure begins to run from his 'chaser' and the mise-en-scene turns red and black, showing connotations of danger and possibly death, due to the black showing connotations of death and/or power, and red to show connotations of blood/passion.

 Moving on to the atmosphere, I believe the atmosphere begins and ends differently. When we are introduced to this opening, due to sound, as audience members we can establish that there is going to be an underlying mystery to who the stick figure really is, and also what the journey will entail for them. The atmosphere changes towards the end as it becomes darker and possibly a little more sinister than to what we were used to, therefore showing connotations to audience members that the atmosphere has changed and that within the film, a twist or a revilement referring to the main character, will take place.

There is only non-diegetic soundtrack playing which, as the sound builds with dynamics and tempo, compliments the piece as it begins to be soft and also energetic, and by the time the mise-en-scene has changed to be somewhat more darker, the soundtrack's dynamics had completely changed to show connotations of the films progression. The use of the composer (John Willows) making this non-diegetic sound to be under the genre of 'Jazz' brings a sense of class to the piece, which is different to most 'comedy dramas', therefore giving the film an instant difference, therefore implying that audience members will find it easier to 'spot it out of the crowd', therefore suggesting that the company will be receiving a higher intake of money, as it would have the audiences attention.