Love actually begins softy and gently, there is soft non-diegetic music in the background, and the colours are soft and lighting is bright, which gives a pure sort of atmosphere. The lighting focuses on a couple embracing each other and kissing, as if they haven't seen each other for awhile. Then is changes to a women embracing here children, focusing on the child's happy expression, and the light illumination her face.
The shots focus on the different relationships people have,focusing on the lives of people,the audience get the sense of love, which is backed up by the close ups of expressions and embracing.
Hugh Grant voice over begins, Hugh Grant has starred in many romantic comedy films such as Notting hill, 4 weddings and a funeral, music and lyrics, so when the audience here his voice, they will get the expectation that the film will be a romantic comedy.
He beginnings by talking about the gloominess of the world, which juxtaposes the mise-en-scene, which shows happiness and purity. He also talks about Heathrow airport, which then gives the sense of location, talking about how people see the world, with 'hatred and greed', again the comparison and the juxtaposition between the mise-en-scene of the light and happiness to what he is saying, so the audience focus on the the happiness of the mise-en-scne, brings out the romantic, 'focusing on love is everywhere'.
Love actually 'is' all around work 'is' is in read to emphasis that this film will be about love and relationships,
Love actually 'love' is in red typography focusing on the work so that the audience get the expectation of the films genre. 'Love' is in red to represent romance and passion.
The film title then fades to a black background, then changes to Bill Mack played by Bill Nighy in a rather colourful shirt, sitting in a recording studio, signing 'Love is all around' by 'Wet Wet Wet', which they are recording, however apparently signing the wrong words, the second time he gives a serious of curses, as they are turning it into a Christmas song, giving a sense of date. Speak slurred slightly give the impression that he is a rugged, on the out sort of music star.
The scene then changes to an establishing shot of the London eye and houses of parliament. then changes to a scene of a department story with Christmas trees a decorations, which then says its 5 days to Christmas. few shots of London, again reinforces location and date.
Jamie Bennett played by Colin Firth searching through a draw looking for something saying hes gonna be late, then shows Jaimie's girlfriend.
Liam Neeson who plays Daniel talking on the phone about his wife who has just died, to Karen played by Emma Thompson, Daniel says he will call back later. Then it switches to Karen's daughter who says she is going to be a lobster in the nativity play, which adds humour to the film.
Colin Frissell played by Kris Marshal, who is giving out food in the office making sexual innuendos, portraying him as a jokey character.
Scene again switches to a grand location, introduced to John played by Martian Freeman and Judy. Who are stand ins for a sex scene in a movie.
The Scene changes again to a wedding introducing Mark played by Andrew Lincoln Peter's best friend and best man and Peter played by Chiwetel Ejiofor the groom. Peter asks if there are any surprises like the stag night, to which he replies unlike the stag night. Which is relived that their were prostitutes which turned out to be men. The bride is then relieved Juliet played by Keira Knightley.
The scene changes for the final time to the front of number 10 downing street, with a silver car pulling up of which Hugh Grant steps out of and walks into number 10, who is revelled to be the prime minster.
Each cut scene introduces the characters that the film will be following, and they give the audience gratification of a romantic comedy, but also the lack of information that is given, keeps the audience wanting to know more about everyone's life's and what part they have to play in the plot.
White typography is used to give the sense of purity whilst the titles are rolling, with the first letter of the actors first names being red, but quickly fading to white, which relates back to the typography of the title.However the red and white could also represent that with love opposites attract which is connoted by the typography. Also the typography is close together to give the sense of togetherness which relates to the plot.
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