Analysing Romantic Comedy Opening Sequences - 'The Hating Game'

 The next romantic comedy I will be looking at and analysing is 'The Hating Game'.

• Firstly, a wide shot is used to introduce the main protagonists
• The protagonist's desks are far apart and are decorated very differently in order to show the audience that the protagonist have contradicting personalities, which is a common storyline in romantic comedy films
• There is upbeat background music throughout to highlight the light atmosphere of a typical romantic comedy
• The opening sequence shows the protagonist similarities in their mannerisms to show the audience that although their character types are contradicting they still have similarities; this is typical of a romantic comedy film
• High-key lighting is used throughout to further highlight the light atmosphere
• The use of a voiceover is to explain more about the main protagonists and their personality traits
• Lower case letters are used in the titles which is typical of romantic comedies