Research

Opening Title Sequences:

We felt that the three films which resemble similar opening title sequences to ours are 'Legally Blonde', 'Freaky Friday' and 'Pretty in Pink.' All three include a montage sequence in the opening two minutes of the film which is what we are hoping to do for our own.

Legally Blonde:


In the opening title sequence for 'Legally Blonde' we are shown a montage sequence of a girl getting ready. At the same time, we are also shown what is going on presumably around her. It is clear to the audience that we are being introduced to the main character of the film. From what we are shown about the character, though we do not see her face, we get the feeling that this girl is going to be the typical blonde stereotype. We took Legally Blonde as an inspirtation as it allows the audience to feel like they are learning things about the main character that will be important and will have relevance to the film. The song used in this opening title sequence is a girly, pop song which represents the character we are watching as she gets ready.

Freaky Friday:


In 'Freaky Friday' a montage sequence is also used. This montage sequence is different to the one used in 'Legally Blonde' as it does not show our main character getting ready but instead we are introduced to where she lives, her mother and her attitude. From the first two minutes we can tell that she has been stereotyped as a typical teenager. She is lazy and is not wanting to get out of bed. The character Anna has posters and pictures all over the walls of her room and she has clothes strewn about on the floor. Again, this helps to represent the typical, rebellious teenager. This is again reinforced when she reappears wearing a rock t-shirt showing that she is not a girly girl, cheerleading type. This is similar to the character that we are hoping to create; someone rebellious with a dark character. The original song used in the title sequence is called 'Happy Together.' However, because of copyright this song could not be uploaded to YouTube.

Pretty in Pink:


The opening title sequence of 'Pretty in Pink' is the sequence which is of the most influence towards our opening title sequence. Though the above clip is of the trailer, you can see cutaways of her getting ready in the morning. Like her morning ritual, in a way. This is what we are hoping to create for our character. In 'Pretty in Pink' we are introduced to the main character through a montage sequence of her gettng ready for the day. By the clothes she is putting on, to the accesories she's picking out, to her make up; we can tell that she is a girly girl who is obsessed with the colour pink. This introduces us to her as a character and we gradually find out more and more about her personality.

Researching Audiences:

We are aiming our opening title sequence at the teenage age group. We feel that young adults could really relate to the character portrayed in our film as it is clear that the character is going through the same issues as real teenagers her age go through. Her rebellious character is a phase that all teenagers go through and therefore, we think that this will really help to attract the teenage audience.