Before I settle on a font for my titles, I thought it would prove useful to have a look at existing titles from films of a similar genre to my film: romance. It would let me see whether there seems to be any similarities between the style and also get inspritation in case I find something which I would like to use in my opening.
The title from the film 'A Lot Like Love' has been kept extremely simple. The background is completely black with no decorative features. The text is a plain font in the centre of the screen so that it is the full centre of attention. The simplicity of this could represent the simplicity and blatant the character's love for each other is. 
Similar to 'A Lot Like Love', 'Love Actually' also has the title on a plain black background. However, the text is at the bottom of the screen. This could connote that love is sometimes not all that obvious or easy to reach, although when it is recognised, there is no escaping it. The colour red stereotypically represents love, while the white connotes purity and innocence. 
In contrast to the other two films, 'The Notebook' does not use the black background. The title instead appears during the opening scene of the male lead rowing a boat. The way that this happens could suggest that the film is more about what is happening in the shot, rather than the title. The colour white, alike to 'Love Actually' represents purity and innocence. From looking at these three titles, I have noticed that although in two of them the font style is very plain, 'The Notebook' uses a different style font completely. This shows me that there is diversity within the styles for titles in romantic films, which allows me to feel more comfortable in using a less simple font for my film's title.
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