The first film i am going to look at is Fish Tank.
This is a long clip so i only analysed 2 minutes 30 seconds, because i thought that the rest of the clip wasn't so much of an opening sequence and therefor not appropriate for the task.
Titles- The font is small and simple, the letters are all in capital and aligned in a box shape, this reflects the name of the film 'Fish Tank', its almost like the words have been squished in to a actual 'Fish Tank'. The text is white which contrasts on the black background, these colours are dull, done before and simple.
The title lasts for around five seconds and a deep breathing sound is played over the top.
Characters- We first see a young girl aged from around 16-18 she seems to be out of breath, She is dressed in sports wear. She looks quite scruffy, she is wearing large hoop earrings and dark eye makeup.
When the girl first speaks she uses a lot of slang and swear words, this gives us the impression she's rude and the language she uses makes us think that maybe she's from a low income family.
About half way in to the opening sequence we meet some more characters briefly, three young girls, 'Tyler' and her two friends, They are probably aged around twelve. They are dressed in skimpy outfits trying to look older than they actually are.
The main girl (Mia) throws a stone at one of the flat windows. This shows she's rebellious and has no regard for other peoples property.
We then see a older man who we assume is her friends dad or maybe step-dad, he responds to her with violent language. All of this portrays her neighbourhood as 'rough'.
Location- Not long from the beginning of the sequence we are shown a establishing shot of the location from a window of a flat. Immediately we can guess that the film is shot on a council estate because of the tightly packed houses we can see and the loud shouting noises we can hear outside the window.
The next location we see is the outside of the flats on the estate, the girl is now wearing matching grey tracksuit bottoms and hoodie. This type of clothing is stereotypically worn by someone who's 'chavvy', 'lazy' and a bit 'slob' like. However this type of clothing is often worn a lot for sporting activities.
We can also see more of the surroundings in this clip. Some young girls are sun bathing on the grass, we can see a park and some very tall buildings/flats. The buildings are dirty and dark. However they have been painted with a bright turquoise colour, this maybe done to make the area seem brighter, happier and more modern.
Lighting- At the beginning of the clip the lighting on the actress is dark so we can't see her in great detail yet, maybe this is so the audience does not know everything about the character yet.
Sound- There is no backing track or music in the background however there is background sound of the environment and surroundings on location this suits the codes and conventions of the genre social realism, all of this makes the film seem more realistic and relatable.
Production logos- The beginning of the film has lots of production logos (four to be precise). Some of these contain background music some don't.
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