The Holiday Analysis

I have analysed the first 5 minutes of this clip. 


From the opening of the film the music starts from when we see the 'Universal' and 'columbia' appear on screen which shows they are good films as they have been helped by two big institutions. At the start the music is very calm and it makes the audience seem relaxed and ready to enjoy the film. The music has a classical feel to it and gives the effect of the romantic genre of the film. The film is set at christmas time which is supposed to be the month where everyone is loveable to eachother, the film opens showing different couples together during christmas time. 

The opening scene starts of with a couple kissing and the camera tracking back to show it was somebody watching a love film, it then shows a man looking at his girlfriend to show the theme of love. The film uses a voice over describing love and the camera moving to different scenes while she is speaking, to show what she is talking about. It shows the break-ups and make-ups of a realtionship in the first five minutes, which gives the idea of what the film is going to be like all the way through. 

As the film is set at christmas time, the lighting is quite bright and romantic, setting the scene of the film. The 3 main characters are either wearing black or white to show the innocent of the character or either the mystery of the characters. The colour of the present is red to connote the time of year christmas and red also represents love this showing how christmas is supposed to be a loving time of the year. 

The opening title are white to represent innocence and purity it gives the feel of the calmness of the film and how it is romantic. The titles fade in and out and fit with the music. The titles and the music fit perfectly with together giving that romantic feel when you are watching. The lighting is still light around the titles and shows it is a nice setting and very romantic.