Ferris Buller's day off Its a linear narrative film and starts out with an opening shot of Ferris's house(the protaganist) which is a fairly big house which suggests the wealth or what kind of neighbourhood he lives in. It catches the audiences attention very quickly because Ferris talks to the viewer by looking down the camera and gives them tips on how to skip school and lie to your parents. By talking directly to us it really catches our attention because it feels like he is talking to us. He comes off as a very likeable and witty person to the audience which makes us invested on his day. Its set in the 80s and we can see this through mis-en-scene(hair and make-up and costume) and also the text aesthetic to open the film is very simplistic. Make-up in the 80s was very bright and colourful so from seeing the mum and sister it further shows that its set in the 80s. From Ferris letting us know how to skip school it implies that hes ...