in the first shot of the title sequence split into a cartoon based format of 9
photographs. From the first shot you can see 9 places in which Juno (Ellen
Page) bases her life, the 9 images then dissolve into a panning shot of her
walking through the street of her home town. The cartoon format of the scene
during the title sequence shows how even though the film is based on a teenage
pregnancy involving a usually adult situation that Juno is still a young child
in mind and at heart. This reveals how shocking it is to her, her family, her
boyfriend and also the audience when she became pregnant at the tender age of 16. The sound which is non-diegetic during the background of the title sequence added post production is happy and upbeat but relaxed reflecting Juno’s character in the film, you are clear of her character and how she is slightly oblivious to what is happening to her until the last minute when she delivers a new born baby, however throughout the film Juno is represented as a basic teenager as you can see from the title sequence where she is dressed in a pair of baggy jeans, a red jumper with a plain black vest top underneath. We are introduced to Juno as she walks through the streets is her costume represented her as an average teenager oblivious to life around her other than her own, she walks very slowly in the sequence often sipping a carton of orange juice that she carries around with her whilst walking, her body language is relaxed and casual as she walks home.
During the title sequence when she walks through the streets the image is still in a cartoon format, this shows the imagination and the realisticness
of her still being a young child despite her getting pregnant during the film, be showing the title sequence in cartoon images it sets the audiences mind as
being very imaginative and creative giving them a very non-realistic feeling towards the beginning rather than a shock straight away of her being a young 16 year old, who becomes pregnant. The cartoon images of the title sequence
appeals the film from the very beginning not to a specific target audience, the mise-en scene helps the scene vary in its target audience capturing that the
film can appeal to any type of audience. Panning shots of Juno walking in the
first scene introduce her as a character to the audience but also establish
that she is the main character, the panning shots of the street also show the
environment that she is based in which comes across as a very normal suburban area in the United States of America, she doesn’t stand out from other
teenagers by what she wears, her attitude or even where she lives, she is portrayed as a normal teenagers living an everyday life adapting to the change
from childhood to adolescence life. Although she is 16 in the film she is still
at a very young age as you can see from her personality, her facial expressions, her body language during tracking shots of her walking in the
street, her clothing, hair style of just a plain pony tail with wispy parts of
her fringe hanging by her face and her innocent baby face as she isn’t wearing any makeup in the title sequence. During the last three seconds of the title
sequence reality begins to appear as the cartoon format dissolves into a realistic shot of Juno in walking into a drugs store, this not only sets the
scene, begins showing why the genre of the film is Comedy but establishes how
the film is based on the event that occurs between Juno and her boyfriend when she discovers she is pregnant.
