The Holiday

•       Sound:

•       Sound is very important within a Romance Film to help set the tone mood and atmosphere.

•       Non-diegetic music is used to reflect the narrative events such as the kissing scene in the opening scene of the film also the narrator through out the opening few minutes. 

•       Diegetic sound is used in the dialogue between the characters when the man on the computer and the women start talking it reveals that there is a spark between them, this shows that the genre is Romance.

•      Camera Angles:

•      A close-up shot is used to show the characters kissing

•      An establishing shot is used of the setting of the trees and the lake in the background this establishes where the narrative is going to take place.

•      A two shot is used of the characters kissing to show their relationship 

•      A tracking shot of a man holding a pint of beer follows the action  to reveal to the audience that he is probably going to be one of the main characters in the film.

•      Characters:

•      The main characters are introduced in the opening scene when they are at a party and the women is staring at the man and saying how she loves him but he doesn't even know who she is .the audience recognises that they are the main characters through the use of the dialogue/camera shots/events that they are involved in.

•      Narrative Events:

•      The opening scene features narrative events through the whole of the opening scene explain her thought though the scene.

•      Enigma codes:

•      Enigma codes are used to tease the audience and engage them in the narrative so they carry on watching the film. Certain enigmas are included in the opening such as puzzles about how she met him or knew about him or how she fell in love with him,questions are left unanswered about how they will get together or will they get together

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•      Symbolic codes are shown in the mise-en-scene:

•      In the opening the audience would identify symbols such as multiple love interests these could make the audience feel/think that there is going to be a lot of relationships within the film 

•      Props/ costumes:

•      The audience can see that the character is wearing a wedding dressthis shows that they have just got married this is typical of the genre because its a romance and wedding have a high level of romance in them.

•      Clichés:

Noticeable clichés are used in the opening scene such as a women who loves someone and the man does not love her back, this engages the audience as they recognise these features and can predict what is going to happen in the narrative

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