Opening scene of desperate lives: film openers. Welcome to desperate lives opening scene. In this scene, we will Identify all the micro and macro elements, so let's jump into it. The opening scene will start of with contrasting realities meaning that the lower class will work for upper class and it's location will be Beverly hills and this whole opening scene will be captured with a n establishing shot. Light settings : Natural light Sound settings : 1: Electronic music for Leo's scene. 2: Muted and acoustic music for Richard's scene 3: City sounds Character settings: 1: Leo ( a 40 year old) who is a multi millionaire. 2: Richard (a 38 year old) who is a servant. 3: Ian (41 year old) working two jobs and living a normal life. Tone and theme settings: Thought provoking and economic inequality and class struggles. The camera pans over the cities contrast: 1: Skyscraper vs normal housing 2: Fancy restaurants vs food banks The scene shifts between story lines of charact...