Title Research: Mignonnes/Cuties

This is a relatively new film by the name of Cuties, or some call it Mignonnes in French. This 2020 film is a French drama released in August of 2020. The title sequence lasted for about 2 minutes, as most do, and contained a variety of interesting scenes. First I'd like to touch on the titles being presented. When the sequence first starts we see that this is a Netflix original movie since this is the first title. The next title is the name of the movie, Mignonnes. Since this film is originally French, the title varies depending on which opening you're viewing(English or French). The images being prioritized in the opening are the images of the main character crying on stage and the ones showing her family dynamic. These images establish a few of the characters and a fraction of the setting as well. The images carry a slight negative connotation, in my opinion. The first image was of the girl crying on what looks to be a stage. Then, the next scene contained the same girl in her home setting with a troublesome little brother that played around in her artwork until he runs outside, where the main character goes after him. The things being portrayed aren't necessarily good things at all. The film exemplifies the drama genre because the character(s) seem to have their fair share of drama and this film probably walks the audience through it. To keep the audience's attention, the film creates a sense of mystery from the first image used of the main character crying on stage. This would keep the audience interested in continuing the movie to see exactly why this little girl was in tears on stage. I also really think this opening sequence used technology to a great extent here. They used an appropriate amount of transitions and shots that greatly increased the quality. For example, right off the bat, the first image they used was a close up, then the upcoming ones included handheld camera movement and a dissolve transition. I think these were so beneficial because it helped them achieve their goal of giving some context to the clip of the girl crying. Providing at least some amount of context is something that every opening sequence should do and I think this was achieved perfectly through their use of technology.