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Friday 26 November 2010

RM - Deconstruction of Love Actually

Love Actually (Richard Curtis, 2003)
Link to imdb
Budget: £30,000,000
US Takings: $59,365,105
UK Takings:  £36,238,777
Universal
Studio Canal
Working Title


Establishing shot - Lots of people hugging and smiling (happy)
                           - Voice over of Hugh Grant
                           - Happy music
                           - Titles come up in red and white signifying love and happiness
                           - Shot types - Close up, mid shots, zoom ins, slow motion, blur in and out

Opening = 3.58minutes
Shows a singer singing a christmas song (his own version) but doing it wrong two times and swearing. When he gets it right the first time everyone joins in and is happy and smiling.
-Shots types= mid shot, wide shot, two shots (to show peoples expressions), dutch angle, high angle
-Sound= Singing of the man, dialogue, and background music of the song when dialogue is spoken
-Setting= in a recording studio
-The main focus is on Bill Nighy who is the main singer

Editing

Sans serif font
Fade ins and outs (to show time has changed and to show emotion)


Mise-en-scene

Christmas time (christmas trees, christmas song)
Recording studio is shown through headphones, background singers, mixing tables, microphones, piano etc


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