Convention of opening scene - childrens film

Music/voiceover

In an opening scene there is usually non-diegetic music in the background. This can sometimes be a theme tune which is the regular music for that particular film. It can sometimes be a voiceover where someone is narrating at the start of the film. However most of the time a certain piece of music is put together and inserted in the scene. This type of music can depend on the genre. For instance ina an action genre the music will usually be high tempo, tense and involve loud instruments. If the genre is a fantasy then the music is usually calm, light-hearted snd childlike.

Sam Pudney

jake cotton, sam pudney, rohan ilett, adill al-ashgar

Eric the Viking Script

Eric the Viking

(Sounds of a sword fight)

Eric: Oh no! Ned is coming!

Ned: talking to yourself again? Weirdo!

Eric: go away Ned you big bully!

(Ned pushes Eric over then bursts out laughing and leaves)

Eric: (sulking) Why does he always pick on me! I hate Ned! If only I could challenge him to a sword fight! Then I would show him up in front of the school!

Roy: Cheer up, Ned, He’s no match for you, Remember what I told you,

Eric: yea your right , ill show him who’s a weirdo!!!...oi ned! I challenge you to a duel! Enless your too much of a chicken

Roy: im no chicken…I except.

(sounds of a sword fight)

ned: AAAAAAHHH ok I surrender (he runs off scared)

eric: yay I won!! Thankyou roy for believing in me…!




Rohan and adill

Storybord

Rohan and adill

Opening sequence conventions for 2 different films

Up.the genre of the film "Up", is an adventure, fantasy ands action animated children's film.
the content of the opening scene involves a number of things. firstly, characters are introduced to the audience such as Carl the elderly man and his wife to be Ellie. the opening scene shows these characters in their youth. there is also a title sequence and the first scene in shown in black and white which indicates that the start of the film is set in a olden time era. the opening scene of "Up" is also engaging. this attracts the audience right from the start and makes them want to continue viewing the film.
"Up" is a film which involves a fantasy type genre and this involves beings and events that could not exist in real life. conventions used in this film are: talking animals, magical powers etc.ß
This film is also an adventure type genre. an adventure genre usually involves exciting stories with new experiences or exotic locations.
there is an element of action in the film "Up". for example high energy chases and fast paced/dramatic music.

The british board of film classification. Is a independent non governmental body that has been classifying films since the 1930's. There are 6 different classifications.


U: stands for universal, classification would be suitable for audiences 4 and over, they should contain a positive moral framework and should offer reassurance counter balances to any violent threat or horror. the language should not insult or offend the audience in any way.

PG: stands for parental giudance, suitable for children over the age of 8 and should not contain mateiral that would offend or upset younger or more sensitive audience. however parents are advised to see whether it is suitable to watch. there would only be some moderate bad language, some natural nudity with no sexual content and sexual activity may be implied but not shown in detail. Our children's film will be in the PG category as it is aimed at 6+ we decided not to use the U classification as both classifications hit our target audience, but PG will allow us a bit more freedom in what we film whereas if we were trying to make a U our film would have to be very restricted, to retain within the U classification.




12/12A: this means that the film is suitable for audiences 12 and younger, the 12A classification only exists in film and not dvd. moderate language is allowed and some offensive words such as "fuck" but only infrequently. nudity is allowed but must not explicit and must be brief. mature themes are acceptable but there treatment must be suitable for young teenagers.

15: this means audiences who are 15 or over are allowed to view the content in the film. it can include moderate language and use of some frequent bad language such as "shit" etc..., can also contain nudity scenes and sexual refrences but no detail of explicit pictations. can have strong violence and themes but without focusing on detail foe example "blood and decapitation"


18: this means people 18 and over and watch the material included in the film, these can contain use of strong frequent language and strong sexual scenes both implied and suggested, can focus on violence and detail and can contain themes of a adult nature. also can contain drug use and discrimination between characters and are allowed imitable behaviour. this also applies to the classification of R18, this uses much more of the conventions mentioned above and only people over 18 and 19 are allowed to view this certain type of film.






Adill and Rohan.

operation nugget

we learnt for the next product we do we will improve on our camera and ensure our filming footage is of a higher quality. next time we edit, we will take more care and put more time towards editing our film footage i.e camera shots: we zoomed in too much when it was unnecessary. also we would use the tripod so it wont be shaky. the clip was too long, we need to manage the duration of the clip as it is only a preliminary.

Jake + Sam <3