Timed Analysis - The Notebook

0:00 - 0:07: The opening scene of The Notebook begins with a shot of a sunrise on the water blurring into play as the first title "Ryan Gosling" is introduced in the bottom left hand corner. Soft piano music starts as soon as the film does, a tranquil melody matching the peaceful atmosphere that the sunrise is exhaling.

0:07 - 0:24: The same shot remains on screen as three more titles are introduced in the same place that the first one was. 

0:24 - 0:35: A cut is then used to show a different angle of the sunrise. This time it's more of a close up shot because the sun is a lot larger than before. A person sitting in a boat is evident through the light on the water, making the audience feel as though this character is perhaps significant. The title of the movie is introduced at this point as being "The Notebook".

0:36 - 0:45: A tracking shot is used to follow the person in the boat who is gently oaring through the water as more titles continue to be introduced.

0:45 - 0:53: The previous shot blurs out as a new one blurs in, still focusing on the sunrise and the water. So far it's a very peaceful film opening that eases an audience into the movie gently.

0:53 - 1:11: A low angle shot is used to portray the silhouette of the person in the boat yet again, still oaring through the sea. They're going very slowly. The genre being a romance is quite evident now.

1:11 - 1:19: An establishing shot now displays the sun in the far distance, also demonstrating the scene and the overall area of the water that had been filmed previously.

1:19 - 1:23: The piano music has so far been consistent throughout the whole movie opening.

1:23 - 1:39:  A flock of white birds flying through the sky has been filmed as background for the titles that continue to appear on the screen. Not much is happening throughout this film opening except for the relaxting atmospheres and the titles.

1:39 - 1:48: Another shot of the lake/sea and it's land inbetween it is shown to the audience. It has only one person on the water, which could be the silhouette figure we saw previously.

1:48 - 1:59: A slow motion version of birds flying towards what the audience will now see to be a very large house is shown. The piano is being played slowly now and a lot more gently than it was at the very beginning of this film opening.

1:59 - 2:04: An over the shoulder shot of a woman looking out from the large house over at the water appears now. It's as though she's thinking and taking time out from whatever she was previously doing.

2:04 - 2:09: A different angle of the house is now shown more close up so the audience have a clearer view on its appearance.

2:09 - 2:29: The same style of shots are continously introduced now of the lady looking out from her window, both perspectives of it. It's evident now that she's looking out her window down at the silhouette person in the boat on the water. The piano music ended with the film opening just in time for the audience to be engaged with the rest of the upcoming film.