LOL (2012) Deconstruction

LOL (2012) Deconstruction

LOL opens with the LIONSGATE and MANDATE PICTURES production company titles. A sound bridge occurs at the end of the MANDATE PICTURES title. The titles then cut to an establishing shot of the high school. There is non-diegetic music playing throughout the opening and the lyrics consist of "everybody wants to love, everybody, everybody wants to be loved" inferring this film will be about a love story. Opening titles superimpose during the entire opening.

A 'cut' is used to transition to another long-shot of the school campus and then used again with another establishing shot, this time the city in which the school is situated. Several establishing shots of the school grounds and the public transport systems within the city are then shown.

There is then a mid-shot of the school's sign, which pans down to the three main girl characters. They walk towards the camera in slow motion as a voiceover is played of Lola talking about how she finds it weird going back to school after the summer break.

The slow motion then stops as Lola walks up to her boyfriend and kisses him. During this panning shot lots of other main characters are introduced.

Conventions identified:

• Sound bridge
• Cuts
• Non-diegetic music
• Superimposition
• Long-shots & mid-shots
• Slow motion
• Panning