Thursday 27 November 2008

Rom Com - Love Actually


We are now going to study the beginning of each of the Genre's openings in detail, looking and codes and convetions, Camera shots, Editing, Mise - en - scene, sound and special effects. The third one we have looked at is Rom Com.

Opening - Rom Com - Love Actually
Hand held - actually looks real - genuine - air port - different examples of love
Costume - Bill - dodgy - mid life crisis! Recording studio - well off
Swearing - funny her forgets words - snile
Dodgy dancing - humorous
Establishing shot - city - christmas - credits beginning lettter red - love - romance
Camera shots - hugh looks back at martine - fancies her - reaction shot
Introduces characters - different relationships included - different kinds of love.
Smiley and happy - girl from gavin and stacey - bumming thing - HUMOUROUS! LOL!
establishing shot - london - capital - christmas
Prestige - london - bigger better - wealthy!
Christmas london - magical - shots of the land marks
Airport - camera - amateur - looks genuine
Editing - story lines - run parralell to each other
Shift in focus on kieragoes with music - impact
Mise-en-scene - Cosyume - bill - rod stewart - keith richards - mid life crisis - dodgy costumes
Hugh - smart sophisticated
Martine - smart sophisticated
Colin ferth - smart
Wedding - look like bouncers at the beginning - unconventional costumes for wedding - (and church)
Mans who's with died - fancy apartment - neat - nice clothes
Selling sandwich's man - status - NOT GOOOD!
Lighting - bright
-Red in titles red white - love - christmas
intertextuality - songs - love actually all around - four weddings
Sound - theme tune

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