The use of non-diegetic music at the beginning identifies the target audience as youth with the song choice being very upbeat and modern, immediately implying that youth is represented in this film.
The titles are bright and the animation used is lively and energetic, linking into the traits associated with youth.
The different social groups are shown clearly by the geeks reading from books and wearing glasses and the ‘plastics’ looking at themselves in a mirror.
The majority of the shots are smooth and flow well within the opening, creating verisimilitude.
Negatives:
The song used as the main character is getting ready, could have been changed to highlight that the character was different.
The voiceover doesn’t make it clear what type of girl the character is, as it is confusing why she wakes up looking like a stereotypical geek, but then transforms into a ‘plastic’.
The use of more social groups, such as jocks and loners, may have helped the scene seem more realistic and more typical of the genre.
The background sounds make it obvious when a shot changed, disrupting the continuity slightly.
-The stereotypes teen groups are made clear through body language and costumes -Music goes well with genre of the film -Transitions does well and are very effective - editing with the slap was done very well - titles are suitable for genre
- other people in the background which was not meant to be in the setting next time maybe do it in a less busy place and plan the background people. - the voice over has to be more louder - The ending could have been more smoother But overall really good opening
The non-diegetic music presented in the opening title is effective because it reflects modern teen culture and this allows the audience to identify with the genre.
The school setting in the opening allows the audience to establish a sense of place. It also allows them to view a contrast in regards to the following frame which is a party. By viewing the teenagers in a party setting is succesful in reflecting them to be of their dominant ideology 'troubled'.
The colours used in the opening title are vibrant and reflect the changing personality of a teenager.
Negative elements:
Continuity is disrupted when the leading female character walks across the common room because she derives from from no where.
The change from the lead character from being geeky to popular is hard to identify with because the initial scene presents her as being a everyday teenager waking up as opposed to a geek.
The camera appears to zoom in and out without meaning in some shots for example when the popular characters leave the common room.
PROS = - Stock characters are made very clear and the aspects of mise en scene were used very well; such as costume etc... - There was a good emphasis on the close up features of the character, which helped distinguish between the Geek and Popular.
CONS= - As a group we felt that certain aspects of the storyline were lost: like the fact that Leah slapped Amy due to her dancing with George, however both characters were not prominent in the frame and therefore the reason was lost on the audience.
Positives:
ReplyDeleteThe use of non-diegetic music at the beginning identifies the target audience as youth with the song choice being very upbeat and modern, immediately implying that youth is represented in this film.
The titles are bright and the animation used is lively and energetic, linking into the traits associated with youth.
The different social groups are shown clearly by the geeks reading from books and wearing glasses and the ‘plastics’ looking at themselves in a mirror.
The majority of the shots are smooth and flow well within the opening, creating verisimilitude.
Negatives:
The song used as the main character is getting ready, could have been changed to highlight that the character was different.
The voiceover doesn’t make it clear what type of girl the character is, as it is confusing why she wakes up looking like a stereotypical geek, but then transforms into a ‘plastic’.
The use of more social groups, such as jocks and loners, may have helped the scene seem more realistic and more typical of the genre.
The background sounds make it obvious when a shot changed, disrupting the continuity slightly.
Positives:
ReplyDeletestereotypical groups are identified well
voice over helps audience recognize character
gives an idea of the story straight away
Improvements:
Continuity is disrupted as characters are there in one shot and gone in the next
-The stereotypes teen groups are made clear through body language and costumes
ReplyDelete-Music goes well with genre of the film
-Transitions does well and are very effective
- editing with the slap was done very well
- titles are suitable for genre
- other people in the background which was not meant to be in the setting next time maybe do it in a less busy place and plan the background people.
- the voice over has to be more louder
- The ending could have been more smoother
But overall really good opening
Positive elements:
ReplyDeleteThe non-diegetic music presented in the opening title is effective because it reflects modern teen culture and this allows the audience to identify with the genre.
The school setting in the opening allows the audience to establish a sense of place. It also allows them to view a contrast in regards to the following frame which is a party. By viewing the teenagers in a party setting is succesful in reflecting them to be of their dominant ideology 'troubled'.
The colours used in the opening title are vibrant and reflect the changing personality of a teenager.
Negative elements:
Continuity is disrupted when the leading female character walks across the common room because she derives from from no where.
The change from the lead character from being geeky to popular is hard to identify with because the initial scene presents her as being a everyday teenager waking up as opposed to a geek.
The camera appears to zoom in and out without meaning in some shots for example when the popular characters leave the common room.
PROS =
ReplyDelete- Stock characters are made very clear and the aspects of mise en
scene were used very well; such as costume etc...
- There was a good emphasis on the close up features of the character,
which helped distinguish between the Geek and Popular.
CONS=
- As a group we felt that certain aspects of the storyline were lost:
like the fact that Leah slapped Amy due to her dancing with George,
however both characters were not prominent in the frame and therefore
the reason was lost on the audience.