Research

As a group we have researched the opening sequences of teenage/dance genre films to help inspire ideas for our work. We have looked at multiple openings that included elements we would like to use or consider using in our own opening of a film. Links to the sequences that have inspired us most are listed below.

Step Up - opening sequence

Footloose - opening sequence

C Block En Pointe Amber

The target audience for En Pointe will be people who have an interest in dance & also if they are dancers themselves as this film is based on dance.

The film could also have an interest from non-dancers because of the title as the language used is french. From using a french title it gives a feeling of interest as it doesn't give away the content of the film. The age which will have an interest in the film will be teenagers and upwards.

The gender will be of a mixed selection. It will mainly intrigue female viewers as females will be dancing in the film.

Our film is still giving the audience the same but different because it isn't a typical dance love story for example "Dirty Dancing" where through dance the two characters fall in love.

Defining an opening sequence

An opening sequence is the first scene of a film and the audience decide their initial impression on the film from the opening scene, so it should:

1. Establish place and time
2. Reassure the audience by demonstrating the conventions of the chosen genre
3. Setting up audience expectations
4. Introducing and establishing characters
5. Setting up enigmas
6. Set up the initial equilibrium, to be disrupted later
7. Introduce any theme and motifs linked to the ideologies in the film

We intend to cover every one of these aspects, but will focus on introducing genre and theme.