Romance Film Opening Examples

Dirty Dancing 

This opening scene is in black and white and is shot in slow motion. The importance of these choices are to add to the romantic element of the film and display a sense of connection between the two characters. The font of the credits are displayed in cursive and they are pink which display a sense of elegance and stands out on the black and white images. The opening scene is of a couple dancing to the non diegetic sound of the music playing in the background. The couple is dancing intimately and close together which displays their close relationship and relates it back to the title. Then a car drives by and the images change out of black and white to color and pans at it drives by. There is a cut to a woman reading a book in the car with the use of a voice over of her talking to introduce her as a main character and begin the movie. 

The Notebook

The opening of the notebook includes calm, non diegetic, piano music throughout the whole opening scene and fades away towards the end. The credits are slowly displayed in white text to contrast with the warm hues of the scene. The purpose of the color choices is to show that red is related to love,passion, intimacy, and romance, which is foreshadowing the vibe of the movie. There are birds flying throughout the scene and this may be to show peace of symbolism of something else. This scene is filmed in slow motion to set a more serious and soft tone to the scene. This scene involves simplicity and calmness and includes the perspective of the main character into consideration.