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Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging - We liked the way this introduced the character of Georgia Nickleson and cleverly incorporated her social status amongst her peers. By wearing an absurd costume, she is instantly isolated and different from her peers. The main thing we liked about this sequence was the font used for the titles. The letters are formed in a casual, girly, handwriting style and the type is playful and carefree. Whilst this sequence is clever in introducing a wide range of aspects, for example setting and characters, we did feel however that it was too long and there were some uneccessary shots that did not need to be in the sequence. There is a particular shot which we thought 'stood out' as being different. This was a birds eye view shot of her running through a crowd of old people. This enhances her isolation as a character and makes her seem more bizarre and eccentric. When Georgia arrives home we see the mise en scene in her room which is very typical of a teenage girl and helps the audience, who are most likely teenage girls, to relate to the film and share it's values.

I Love You Beth Cooper - Our first shot is a typical establishing shot of the interior of a high school gym during graduation. The music begins playing before we see any action and so the audience is led to believe that it is non diegetic but as the action begins, the audience can see that they were mislead. A young girl in graduation robes is playing guitar and singing on stage. The high school setting immediately entices the audience as they are (typically) of this age range. The scene is split with a short sequence of two young guys in a high school library. This enhances the audience link with the themes in the film. By using casual, youth-associated language such as 'dude' the target audience is clearly shown. For example, old aged pensioners are less likely to understand the story. When watching this film opening we thought that it was too blunt and to the point. The opening only introduces three of the main characters, of which there are six. The class valedictorian Dennis' speech is too long and while it is used to contextualize the film, we found it was boring and long-winded. The main idea we liked from this opening was the theme of embarassing parents. Dennis' parents are seen to be filming his graduation and laughing at his lame jokes. This instantly adds to the audience's link to the film and we wanted to incorporate this into our own sequence.

Penelope - This film opening was very original and introduced the main character using narrative. This was a strong way of introducing the character and we took inspiration from this. As well as introducing her character, Penelope also contextualizes the film for the audience without making it too obvious. By using a narrative technique the character of Penelope is introduced thoroughly and by the end of the sequence the audience have learned alot about her and her upbringing. Whilst the themes are different from our film we still feel able to incorporate the narrative subtly in to our opening.

St Trinians - We really fell for the casual, teenage graffiti style opening at the beginning but felt that this was not used enough and that this should have continued for longer before cutting to the action. We disliked the horror elements throughout the sequence and felt that this took away from the genre. For example the skull outside the school with a knife through it. Whilst this did not introduce many of the main characters, we thought this introduction cleverly used one character as symbolic for the rest. The receptionist at the school is sat with her feet on the desk, listening to her iPod and talking about being out all weekend. This character is used as a representation for the rest of the teenage girls who are all pretty generic. From this sequence we have decided to incorporate the diary/journal theme from the beginning as it acts as a clear insight in to the characters.

Wild Child - The setting is first introduced to us through a reflection in a window of a house. This is a clever way to introduce the setting because you can see the exterior and interior of the house as well as the location. The bedroom is furnished with pink accessories although is quite robotic and has a mature feel about it which we did not think matched the room's occupant. However, when we meet the occupant we discover that she is a high maintenance girl with lots of designer merchandise. The language used is typical of a girl a couple of years older than the character which helps the audience to understand how she thinks and functions. We are then introduced to Miami's elite group of teenage socialites whom are all pretty generic characters. Their party is disrupted by the main character Poppy's dad whom breaks up the group and sends them home. We are then told the story line by Poppy's dad who is threatening to send her to boarding school in England. Whilst this is an effective way of introducing the story line, it is not very subtle and comes across to the audience as being force. For this reason we decided not to take anything from this opening.



It's a BoyGirl Thing - The titles for this film suggest an art theme with a brief series of cartoons between a male and female character. The cartoons show the characters as they grow up and follow their changing attitudes towards each other. We are then shown the bedroom of the main female character which appears to be spotless and heavily pink. She is reading a Shakespeare novel, Romeo and Juliet, and is interrupted by loud rap music coming from next door. As the camera shows the house next door we see that the occupant is a teenage boy who is dancing around his room without a shirt on. This instantly draws audience attention as he is well toned and groomed. Humor is incorporated into the sequence by his attitude towards her. He speaks to her in very derogatory terms and is immature and infantile. Because of this portrayal, the audience instantly sides with the girl character. This gives strong indication that the film is aimed more at a female audience. We liked the way that the relationship was between neighbours and wanted to explore this within our own sequence.

17 Again - The opening to this film immediately suggests themes with the establishing shot of the sequence. A very short montage of clips of an American high school are seen. This indicates to the viewer that perhaps the main characters of this film are going to be high school students and that the people who will enjoy the film are probably of a similar background. Intertwined with titles we see shots of a basketball being thrown into a hoop. We are then introduced to our main character, whom appears to be the young boy throwing the balls. A man dressed in a tracksuit enters the gym in which the young boy is standing, indicating that he is a sports coach or PE department official. After a fairly brief conversation about a sports college scholarship, the rest of the basketball team enter and begin to prepare for a team photograph to be taken. We are then introduced to another primary character who we find out is the best friend of the intial 'jock' character. This character is a far contrast with his geeky ways and girlish mannerisms. We then see the team assemble for their photograph from behind the camera. Whilst one of the less significant basketball players teases the geeky character the photo is taken capturing the action. Whilst we could relate this film to ours by genre, we felt that the opening was aimed more towards teenage boys and not girls - our intended audience. For this reason we cannot take any inspiration from this film opening.