The scene I shall be analysing is shown below. View it before you read the rest of this blog post if you please.
Love Actually Opening Monologue. from lanthanomai on Vimeo.
Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy which was directed by Richard Curtis. The film stared various big name stars such as Colin Firth, Keria Knightly, Martine McCutcheon, Hugh Grant and other stars.
The film had a budget of $45 million dollars and its gross revenue was $246,942,017. Love Actually is seen as one of the many successful British romantic comedies.
There were many studios which backed this film project such as Studio Canel, DNA Films and Working Title Films. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures.
The film delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress. The ensemble cast is composed predominantly of British actors.
The title sequence of Love Actually is a monologue made by one of the film's main characters David (Hugh Grant). During this David is talking about love while there is a scene going on in Heathrow Airport. The lighting in this scene is very bright and very typical to be featured in a romantic comedy as they are generally brighter and have a 'warmer' feel to them compared to horrors or thrillers.In this sequence it features many medium shots to show couples, families and friends coming together at the airport. The choice of shots and the voice over give this sequence a very 'docummentry' feel to it. There is also mon-diegetic music playing under throughout the scene. The use of music gives the film a warm feel still and fits the scene well. The titles in the film are white and red. The use of these colours set out the fact it's a romantic comedy as white symbolises purity and red can symbolise love.
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