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.