Outline of Opening Sequence :)

We intend to, in our opening sequence, introduce the main character and of course her 'stereotypical' annoying little sister. We have chosen to do this because we feel that the main reason our audience will keep watching our film, is because they can relate to the character. By filming our opening sequence in this way we hope to do this as well as entertain the audience.

Our sequence starts with the main character, Nicky, doing her make up in the bedroom mirror. We feel that this immediately portrays her as a character and does not use up much of our allocated time. By then introducing her little sister, Karen, we give the audience a problem that they have more than likely faced before. This enhances the already established link between audience and character. They will sympathize with Nicky because they understand her struggle. If the film was aimed at older people, they would not be as likely to sympathize because they could be parents themselves and just see the situation as two quarreling teenagers. After introducing the characters, we then show their relationship by Nicky's constant battle for independence and Karen's battle for a lower noise level within the house. This instantly portrays them as contrasts because they are fighting completely opposing sides of an argument. After a range of shots establishing the argument and characters we move on to the moment that Nicky notices the 'new boy' moving in next door. This presents her as single and heterosexual.