Released= 2003
Budget=$45 million
Run time= 135 minutes
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Genre Conventions
The genre of this film is a Romantic Comedy (also known as Rom-Com).
This genre typically has a target audience of 15-30 year old females. There is a basic format that makes up Rom Coms, and even in Shakespeare's plays such as 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Midsummer Nights Dream'.
Intertextuality
During the second scene, in a music recording studio, there is a character who is singing a song called "Love Is All Around" originally by Wet, Wet, Wet. They have changed the lyrics to 'Christmas is all around' this intertextuality re-iterates the idea that 'love is everywhere' which was an idea put forwards during the introduction.
Opening concludes
The film opens with the idents for Universal, Studio Canal and Working Title.
The first scene is a tracking shot of a girl running and embracing a man. This scene will be analysed later on when discussing the cinematography and mise-en-scene.
Cinematography
In the opening scenes of this movie, there is a lot to say in terms of cinematography as many different camera angles and techniques where used.
The first scene, is a tracking shot. We follow a girl running through a crowd of people. There is a central focus on the girl and the boy that she she reaches, the crowd in front of them and the background are blurred and out of focus but they are sharp which emphasizes the fact that they and their actions are significant.
The camera used is handheld which is used to portray the emotion of the characters shown. As the opening scene is showing love and happiness and also maybe excitement, this filming technique reflects that.
There is a lot of zooming in/out, usually from mid shot to close up or medium close up. These close ups capture the emotion on the peoples faces such as smiles and also a lot of relief is shown as we see people meeting up in what seems to be an airport. In the recording studio scene, there is continuity editing used. This means that during a conversation between the singer and another man, there are cuts to their faces each time they speak.
A lot of the scenes are shot at eye level, which helps the audience to feel involved and almost part of the crowd.
Editing
For the opening scene, the small clips are in slow motion, again to capture the emotion felt by characters and to create a soft, gentle and loving tone to the film opening.
Sound
There is a voice-over in the first scene, the voice over is a male who we can assume is either a character that will appear later or could be a narrator. The voice over is talking about love, which is what is being shown in the montage. There is also non-diegetic music playing. It is quiet and soft, reflecting the feeling of the introduction to the film.The
music helps the viewer define what genre the film is.
Mise-en-scene
During the opening of this film, the mise-en-scene help to establish important information about the rest of the film. For example, the first character we see has a rucksack on, which has connotations of travel. This helps us to establish that it's a place where people are arriving, for example a train station or an airport. The camera also zooms in on a young girl. She is wearing big round glasses and has braces. She has a bow in her hair. These things along with her big smile, emphasize her youth and further show the idea that love is everywhere.
Another instance in which the mise-en-scene is very important is in the recording studio. The singer is wearing a very colourful, flamboyant shirt and jewelry. This shows that he is very quirky and extravagant which gives us clues to his character. The fact that the other characters in this scene, the back up singers for example, are dressed very plainly in contrast to his manner of dress further emphasize this.
Budget=$45 million
Run time= 135 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes
IMDb
Genre Conventions
The genre of this film is a Romantic Comedy (also known as Rom-Com).
This genre typically has a target audience of 15-30 year old females. There is a basic format that makes up Rom Coms, and even in Shakespeare's plays such as 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Midsummer Nights Dream'.
Intertextuality
During the second scene, in a music recording studio, there is a character who is singing a song called "Love Is All Around" originally by Wet, Wet, Wet. They have changed the lyrics to 'Christmas is all around' this intertextuality re-iterates the idea that 'love is everywhere' which was an idea put forwards during the introduction.
The film opens with the idents for Universal, Studio Canal and Working Title.
The first scene is a tracking shot of a girl running and embracing a man. This scene will be analysed later on when discussing the cinematography and mise-en-scene.
Cinematography
In the opening scenes of this movie, there is a lot to say in terms of cinematography as many different camera angles and techniques where used.
The first scene, is a tracking shot. We follow a girl running through a crowd of people. There is a central focus on the girl and the boy that she she reaches, the crowd in front of them and the background are blurred and out of focus but they are sharp which emphasizes the fact that they and their actions are significant.
The camera used is handheld which is used to portray the emotion of the characters shown. As the opening scene is showing love and happiness and also maybe excitement, this filming technique reflects that.
There is a lot of zooming in/out, usually from mid shot to close up or medium close up. These close ups capture the emotion on the peoples faces such as smiles and also a lot of relief is shown as we see people meeting up in what seems to be an airport. In the recording studio scene, there is continuity editing used. This means that during a conversation between the singer and another man, there are cuts to their faces each time they speak.
A lot of the scenes are shot at eye level, which helps the audience to feel involved and almost part of the crowd.
Editing
For the opening scene, the small clips are in slow motion, again to capture the emotion felt by characters and to create a soft, gentle and loving tone to the film opening.
Sound
There is a voice-over in the first scene, the voice over is a male who we can assume is either a character that will appear later or could be a narrator. The voice over is talking about love, which is what is being shown in the montage. There is also non-diegetic music playing. It is quiet and soft, reflecting the feeling of the introduction to the film.The
music helps the viewer define what genre the film is.
Mise-en-scene
During the opening of this film, the mise-en-scene help to establish important information about the rest of the film. For example, the first character we see has a rucksack on, which has connotations of travel. This helps us to establish that it's a place where people are arriving, for example a train station or an airport. The camera also zooms in on a young girl. She is wearing big round glasses and has braces. She has a bow in her hair. These things along with her big smile, emphasize her youth and further show the idea that love is everywhere.
Another instance in which the mise-en-scene is very important is in the recording studio. The singer is wearing a very colourful, flamboyant shirt and jewelry. This shows that he is very quirky and extravagant which gives us clues to his character. The fact that the other characters in this scene, the back up singers for example, are dressed very plainly in contrast to his manner of dress further emphasize this.
You'll have better genre examples, but even here you have intertextuality; tracking shots (signifying central protagonist), ... elements you have used
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