peter pan analysis.

Peter pan

This opening sequence doesn’t use the conventions that i expected to see in this genre of film. For example the opening sequence doesn’t give away the story and starts off with an establishing shot of the city then panning to the window of the bedroom. It starts of calm as it shows with kids in a bedroom telling stories showing us that they will most likely be the main characters of the stories. I think they have used this opening sequence not give away the story and to make the audience think what is going to happen next. So by using a happy family it doesn’t tell us straight away what he film is going to be about. The key ideas which interest me the most are the fact that they there is  wide shot of the kids in the bedroom at night acting out a story which makes us wonder if and think if the story they are telling is actually going to happen with the movie. The opening sequence represents the family in different ways for example right at the start we see a close up of the young girl which shows that they she may be the main character within the film as she is the first person we see. Her costume is of her in her night gown. This shows us that she’s getting ready for bed and is a young child who comes from a working/upper class. We see the two young boys who are also first seen in the bedroom sitting on the floor which shows us that the young girl Wendy has more power over the two. We see that the children are from an upper class family as we notice the bedroom is big and wide and the props of toys around it.  The mum is wearing a black evening dress and has a close up of her hands playing the piano which shows us that she is talented and comes from a well raised place. And also shows us that she is important person from the way she is dressed. The father is dressed in a suit. This shows us that he is an upper class. And the prop that he is wearing his glasses shows us that he is an intelligent man. The company behind this film is universal pictures. The audience for this opening sequence would be kids from the age 4-11. I know this because of how the film is started off by telling a children’s story by a young girl. And also how it is located in a colour bright Childs bedroom. The opening sequence keeps the audience entertained by not giving away the story straight away but by Wendy telling us the story and us thinking that something within the story is actually going to happen within the real life world later on within the movie.