Bridget Jones's Diary.

Bridget Jones' Diary Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding. The adaptation starred Renee Zellwegeer as Bridget, Hugh Grant as the caddish Daniel Cleaver and Colin Firth as Bridget's 'true love' Mark Darcy.Mise En Scene in the opening to Bridget Jones's diary is used to reflect the tone in the establishing scenes, the use of pathetic fallacy, christmas time and festive connatations are used to highlight Bridget's lonliness and sets up a theme for the rest of the film.

Mise En Scene is also used to portray a particular time and period in Bridget's life. Mise En Scene illustrates Bridget's family as bieng very traditional and twee through the use of costumes, props and settings, this gives us an insight into the characters background. Mise En Scene also uses ' the diary' as a symbolisation of change, and allows the audience to see what the character is feeling.Camera Angles in the romantic comedy's opening frequently used pans, to demonstrate the dominance or vulnerability of Bridget. Point of View shots are also used in the opening, this has the effect of the audience feelinga s though they are looking through Bridgets eyes and the trail of the camera mirrors her thoughts.

Editing in the film is used to portray the passage of time through conventions such as fade outs. Freeze frames focusing on the main character are also used to centre our attention on Bridget before the credits roll.

Sound in Bridget Jones's Diary is predominantly daiagetic music. The music in the film corresponds with the mood bieng portrayed and the lyrics of the song often portay the characters feelings and emotions. A voice over is also used throught-out parts of the film, which correlates with the 'diray' aspect of the film, and has the effect that the film is bieng documented.