Sound EG 2: [Ghost Town]

Film Poster

Ghost Town 

David Koepp , 2008

Production: 

• DreamWorks SKG (presents) (as DreamWorks Pictures)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Pariah

Budget: $20m; UK box office:£6m

RottenTomatoes.com 85%; IMDB 6.7

Romantic - Comedy

Starring:

• Ricky Gervais
• Tea Leoni
• Greg Kinnear 

Synopsis: 

The film is about Bertram Pincus who is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. 

Idents Used:

The film begins with three idents; 
dreamworks
spyglass entertainment
pariah productions. 

Opening Scene:

There is an audio bridge but this stays non diegetic throughout. The music is very upbeat and happy which ties into the opening scene which is new york. Then traffic appears on the street and dialogue starts.