Film opening analysis

Love actually:
The genre of this film is Romantic comedy and the film opening is quite long. The titles show the text fading in and out in the colour white so it stands out from the coloured background, however as the characters names fade in the first letter of their names is shown in red which is a contrast to the white titles, as red can be used to symbolise love and then the white to symbolise innocence. The images shown during the title sequence is like an introduction to the characters and their stories because throughout the film there are different stories being told at the same time period, for example the singer in the recording studio is one story. At the very beginning it also shows various people hugging their loved ones and reuniting at Heathrow airport which links with the title of the film 'Love Actually'. Finally the soundtrack used is a very subtle piano playing in the background as the scene begins, however as the scene moves on their is a character (Hugh Grant) commentating over the images being shown, the scene then cuts into showing the first character and his story.

Love Actually film opening