Dirty Dancing (1987)

In this opening there is non-diegetic sound used to convey the genre of romance, the music is very upbeat and jolly, singing about love. The camera is very close up so we can see that the characters look very happy in each other’s arms and are situated very close to one another. As the scene is in slow motion it allows the audience to focus on the characters facial expressions, showing how happy they are, also as they are dancing and singing it highlights to the audience that this film is going to included lots of dance. As it involves lots of different people in the opening it express the fact that love can come in all different shapes and sizes, it’s a common factor shared between all of these people. This opening scene is in black and white meaning it is not a modern day film, although is still popular. The main shot type used in this opening scene is close ups and mid-shots this is because it allows the audience to focus on their body language and facial expressions. Although these shots are close up we can still see a large group of other people dancing behind them suggesting this is some sort of dance group. The non-diegetic sound gradually fades out very slowly so is not noticeable to the audience.