My Chosen Producers and Distributors

This task has shown me that the majority of the producers and distributors are based in America but they have earned a surprising amount of money for each film that they produce/distribute. 

Conventions of an Opening Scene

The first two minutes of Easy A tell the audience that it is a coming-of-age comedy as it is mostly set in a high school and the reason that I can tell that it is a comedy is that the lighting throughout is sunny and light-hearted. The target audience is mostly for 15-18 year-olds but can be watched at any age. This is because the film features people at that age and in the same environment so they are relatable to the target audience. It can be watched at any age because adults will be able to remember what their high school (or UK equivalent) experiences were.




Created by Oliver Favell (Link to his blog)

Toy Story is mostly aimed at a younger audience than most coming-of-age films as it follows on from the animated films. The reason why this film can be classed as a coming-of-age film instead of just an animated comedy is that it features the main human character and his short journey to college life and whether he can let go of the toys that he adored from when he was young. This is an experience that quite a lot of people have had to go through at some point in their life.

The History of Coming Of Age Films - A Timeline

From this task, I have learnt that Coming of Age films have become more and more popular whilst keeping up with modern dialect and clothes. The popularity of Coming of Age films had increased with the younger audience with Spiderman because it was the first film to receive a 12A rating. This then allowed any future Coming of Age films to open to a wider audience.

Analysing Opening Sequences

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmiy7g_opening-credits-sliding-doors-from-get-smart-2008_shortfilms

From this task, I have learned that the best opening sequences are scenes that give some backstory to the film as this provides the audience with more knowledge than they possibly already had before starting the film. Another great feature is to include the institutions in a stylistic way. For example, I am more likely to remember the institutions mentioned in Kingsman and The Matrix, than I am with Forrest Gump.