ROMANTIC COMEDY OPENING SEQUENCE 5

THE HOLIDAY

• The opening of this film involves lots of shots showing the bringing together of several individuals lives, implying to the audience they will all be linked up whilst making the views wonder how
• A shot presenting two main protagonists kissing shows indications of the romance genre whilst introducing the characters to the audience 
• Whilst the voice over audio is playing an additional character is shown on screen helping the audience link that this is who the narrator is referring to
• It may also imply to the audience that these two character stories will inter-link at some point 
• An additional shot introduces the main protagonist as the lady who is narrating the voice over. This is significant due to the audience seeing her place of work and showing her personality