Textual Analysis of “Love, Rosie”ROSIE HUTT

Narrative The narrative of the story Love, Rosie is…

Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they Have known each other for a particularly long time. When it comes to love, life and making the right choices, Neither of them excel in this topic. One awkward turn at 18, and life sends them in different directions. But somehow, although they live miles apart and now have completely different lives, they will find their way back to one another!

Theme The theme of the opening sequence is

the up growing of Rosie and Alex as childhood friends, this is shown by the bouncy hoppers they play with, the flirtatious notes they pass during class, playing in forts in the bedroom, then passing forward in time a bit so that it shows their friendships still blossoming when the get to her 18th birthday.

Director of the film Protagonists The director of the film Love, Rosie is

Christian Ditter. Christian Ditter was born in 1977 in

Gießen, Germany. He is a director and producer, known for “How to Be Single” (2016), “Love, Rosie” (2014) and “Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods” (2011).

Lily Collins is also known for her roles in independent films, such as the romantic comedy-drama Stuck in Love (2012), the romantic comedy The English Teacher (2013), and the romantic comedy-drama Love, Rosie (2014). She won the New Hollywood Film Award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role as Marla Mabrey in Rules Don't Apply (2016).

Samuel George "Sam" Claflin (born 27 June 1986) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Finnick Odair in the The Hunger Games film series, Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Will Traynor in Me Before You, Alex in "Love,Rosie".

Titles0:16-Lionsgate (lasts for 5 seconds)0:22- Supported By FFF FilmFernsehFonds Boyern FFA Filmfӧrderungsanstalt BKM Der Beauftrage der Bundesregierung fϋr Kultur und Medien (lasts 5 seconds)0:31-Constantin Film (Lasts 4 seconds)0:41- Constantin Film Presents (lasts 4 seconds)0:45-A Constantin film production (lasts 5 seconds)0:50- In Association with Canyon Creek Films (lasts 3 seconds)0:59- In the beginning (lasts 3 seconds)1.23- Alex’s Weird dreams (lasts 23 seconds)2.00- One of the happiest days of my life (lasts 4 seconds)2.26- 12 years earlier Rosie’s 18th birthday (most of which she was too drunk to remember) (lasts 8 seconds)3:31-Love, rosie (lasts 5 seconds)

Mise-En-Scene There are many Locations used in the opening

sequence including a school, home, night club, a wedding venue and outside.

The Iconography used in the opening sequence to “Love, Rosie” Is the bouncy hoppers the children are bouncing on, the piece of paper they use whilst are passing love letters. Other Iconography that has been used is shot glasses on her 18th birthday to show what a good drunk time she is having.

The costumes used in the opening sequence is casual clothing for the flash back shots and party clothes for her 18th birthday. The scene that is representing the current time is when she is dressed in a wedding outfit.

Lighting is pretty persistent throughout the whole of the opening sequence rather natural lighting until the night club scene when it is very dark with the odd flashing light.

Acting code, the acting code has been represented with younger children and included no speech until the speech itself. Other parts of the opening sequence has been represented with a sad facial expressions.

On every shot in this opening sequence the positioning has been very similar, the shot always includes the main character Rosie and in some shots often features her best friend Alex.

Camera Work, Editing and Sound.

The camera work is a mix between Mid shots, for example when Rosie is sat on the table at the wedding, long shots when Rosie is dancing at her 18th Party, close ups when she is kissing Alex at her party.

► Sound Involved with this opening sequence is voices in the background, and music, so there is a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. There is no speaking in the first part of the opening sequence although it soon gets incorporated through Alex and Rosie’s conversations as children.

► The editing is virtually all cuts and not much variation at all. They have used people walking in front of the camera as a way of changing the titles on the screen.

Conclusion

I have chosen this as my opening sequence because I am doing a coming of age film, although this film is a rom-com. I thought this would be a good opening sequence to analyze because the main character, Rosie, is similar to the character I want to portray in my opening sequence. Another thing that happens in the opening sequence that I am considering trying to involve in my opening sequence is when it shows what happened in Rosie and Alex’s childhood.