Genre specific analysis- Love Rosie

The opening shot to 'Love Rosie', is an obstructed shot of the main character (Rosie). The character looks rather upset and the music sets the scene even further. The mood lighting and location, creates a happy and romantic atmosphere which contrasts with the characters emotions. In addition, she is wearing white which has connotations of purity and innocence. It then begins with a voice over, this informs the audience that the story will perhaps be narrated by her as well as building a rapport. The audience is immediately focused on this character. The medium/close ups really highlight the characters emotion. When the shot cuts to a shot of the man, in which we assume he is other main character in this love story, it shows his emotion. It informs the audience that they both feel the same towards one another but they just have not been open about their emotions. A somber atmosphere is created, implying that there is a loss; not a physical but an emotional loss. 
In addition, the shot below has a title in the top left corner, 'The beginning'; this implies there is more to this story than we expect. It gets the audiences attention and gets them engaged in the film whilst also provoking thought.

The voice over follows the footage that is being shown, the character begins to narrate how she got to where she is now, at what appears to be a wedding. The setting created by mise en scene, is very effective in highlighting the mood and emotion. Moreover, the titles look as though it is hand written once again making an informal and more intimate relationship. There is a series of shots in which the object is not in the centre, it allows space for the titles. However it also suggests that there maybe a person missing in the shot, perhaps a partner. As the shots continue we learn that when this character was younger she had a very close relationship with a boy and perhaps this relationship remains but not quite as we would expect. The narration almost appears to be a diary, creating a very personal atmosphere. It is then made clear that this is romance that perhaps hasn't been established or has been lost.The aesthetic of the film remains throughout. The light and bright yellows and pinks highlight happiness and warmth. In addition, pathetic fallacy is seen in the film, representing Rosie's emotions. The weather is extremely symbolic and immediately reflects on peoples moods. 
The next shot is a wide shot showing a children's bedroom. The low level lighting creates a comforting and warming atmosphere, representing the relationship between the two children in which we now assume are the older characters we saw earlier. The ambient lighting 

When creating our film we will consider lighting a saturation of the images in order to highlight the moods and emotions in which the characters are feeling. We will also use voice overs to build a rapport and to make the narrative a lot clearer.