The Holiday - Opening scene

‘The holiday’ starts with an establishing shot of a house, there is synchronous sound of a leaf blower which you hear in the garden and then later in the house where you are introduced to the first character, which is a man waking up in bed.  There is then a high angle shot, this makes the audience look down on the man and therefore feel as though they have a power over the person. There is then a pan as you see the character walking through the house, there is also non digetic sound, and this builds suspense. As the character opens the door there is an over the shoulder shot of the person and you are introduced to another character, who is a women and one of the main character in the film, she throws a shoe and the man. This gives you an idea of the type of character she is; she is strong minded and can stick up for herself. There are then mid shots of the two characters as they argue, this shows their facial expressions so the audience can understand how each of them is feeling. The camera moves quickly between the two people arguing, this builds tension in the argument. During the argument there is a pan while she is pacing up and down the room, as the argument carries on the character move through the house, she walks towards the camera which makes the audience feel more involved as it feels as though she is following you. There is then a two shot as the couple are arguing followed by more over the shoulder shots as the argument comes to an end.