Storyboard: Part 1.

This is the first part of our storyboard. We hope to complete and post the rest soon. 

Mood board.

This mood board contains images and text that we will use as influences for our opening sequence. Settings such as council estates and flats, as well as groups of young people are all things we hope to include. These are representative of a social realism piece. 

Kidulthood Opening Sequence Analysis: Prezi.

Kidulthood Opening Sequence. on Prezi

We then turned our analysis into a Prezi in order to give the viewers of our blog a visual aid. Hopefully this makes the analysis clearer and easier to understand. 

Kidulthood Opening Sequence Analysis.

We chose the first 2 minutes of 'Kidulthood' as an influential opening sequence as it is a modern social realism piece that follows the lives of a group of teenagers living in London. This is much like the storyline we hope to produce in our opening sequence. We analysed titles and music etc. in detail in order to get an idea of what makes a creative and effective opening sequence. 

Pitch.

Plot.
Set mainly on a London council estate, four youths from different backgrounds with seemingly different personalities come together to form an unlikely friendship. Social realism piece. 


Target Audience.
We believe our primary target audience will be males and females under the age of 25. After reviewing our plot we have come to the conclusion that characteristics such as setting and character profiles resemble that of many  already existing teen programmes. For example Misfits or Top Boy. However, males and females over the age of 25 may also be interested as it gives an insight into the lives the youth of today lead. 

Production company. 
We think that our opening sequence would be one similar to the beginning of a film by Working Title productions as they have produced may films aimed at a similar, if not the same target audience. 

Further Influences: Split Screening.

'Up In The Air.'


The opening sequence to this particular film uses split screening. This technique allows one shot to 'hold' more imagery at one time. It is also aesthetically pleasing and keeps the audience watching...

Researching Opening Sequences: Influences.

After looking at multiple opening sequences, we selected these specific film openings as ones that contained influential shots and images that we would potentially use in our own opening sequence...

'The Holiday'.

The film opens with the logo of it's
production company, Universal Studios.

This use of reverse zoom shot misleads the audience, moving from one film to another. This, in turn, may help the viewer understand the genre of the film. 

'Se7en'.

This shot represents the literal opening of a storyline. This technique is simple, yet effective.

The font is again simple, however remains intriguing, creating a childlike feel which contrasts the otherwise grave mood. 

'Panic Room'.

The film opens with an establishing shot, informing the audience of the main location/setting of the movie.
The setting is urban and exciting, qualities we hope to include in our own opening sequence.

What is an 'opening sequence'?

An Opening Sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programmes present their title, key production and cast members, or both, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound.


Office Space-
The bright blue font and light upbeat music suggests a comedic genre. During the scene we are introduced to the main characters of the film. This helps us to gain an understanding of each character individually, and establishes the atmosphere of the film. 


Trainspotting-
This opening sequence does not include any opening credits, instead, the viewer is immediately 'plunged' into the action. The use of a voiceover allows the sequence to include many different shots and remain in keeping with the genre of the film.