I chose to do Charlie and the Chocolate factory(2005)
This clip appeals to children by using animation at the beginning whilst the credits rolled over, this was effective because by using the childs imagination, it seems more real for them; I don't think our group can reflect on this because we should be doing most of the opening in live action. Through the animation in the first half of the introduction, a golden ticket is shown inside a chocolate bar, this is effective because it is shown to be important and can be easyly understood by the target audience; We can reflect from this by having the story laid out in the beginning of the film so it can be understood easyly. After the camera has shown a 'Willy Wonka' van go past the main character, Charlie, we hear a voiceover and this tells us who the main character and that he is the 'good guy', the target audience will also like this because of its simplicity and helps the child get sucked into the story. We can reflect on this final point by establishing our good and bad characters are as soon as we can.
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2 Responses to “Analysis of childrens film opening.”
The begining of high school musical 3 is very eye catching for young children and older people depending on what you like, its not just for young girls, it appeals to both genders, all my friends LOVE IT ;).
the opening scene is very lively, whilst girls like Troy Bolton, young boys like the fact their playing basketball. Troy comes across as hero like, especially when the first song kicks in. its totally upbeat, the build up in the music and the solo by Gabriella.
The music gets the audience excited. not only the singing but the dancing and playing of basketball all ties in with the upbeat atmosphere. It doesnt appeal to adults as much because it is cheesy. e.g. when gabriella suddenly stands up out of the crowd and has a heart to heart solo with troy.
lighting is also a bigger factor in the livelyness, camera flashes, and colourful lights tieing in with the music. its all glamerous.
by adam BTW!
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