Conventions

1. How characters are introduced

The first thing you see on our opening sequence is the main character Alex, he is walking towards the camera and is wearing a school uniform. This is a typical convention of certain students as he seems to be wearing his uniform neatly. A lot of students in films are shown as being very enthusiastic about school and they often are pared with someone who doesn't care much.

2. Story and how the opening sets it up

 In the full film, the character Jessy is in love with the main character Alex and when she isn't given any attention by Alex, she decides to sabotage the school prom. This is set up in the opening sequence when she is shown at the beginning. This is a typical convention of comedies as they often have love interests as it helps draw in a bigger audience with women.

3. Camerawork and Editing

In this scene, we see a low angled shot of Alex, this is supposed to be making fun of him making him look big and powerful. This is a convention of comedy films as they often make fun of their main characters when they think they are something they're not.

4. Setting and Location 
In our opening sequence, Alex is shown punching the camera which knocks it over. We are then greeted with a shot of the entrance to the school. This lets people know where the film takes place and teenagers will be able to relate as they go to school to. This is a convention of comedies, as a lot of comedies aimed at teenagers take place in a school.

5. Genre and how the opening suggests it

In this still we see Alex jumping when the headteacher bangs the table. This is slapstick humor which will make the audience laugh because its something they can physically see and laugh at. They are also laughing at his misfortune at him being startled.

6. Costume and props

A prop we used in the opening sequence was a piece of paper left on the floor acting as litter. We decided to use this as we wanted Alex to be angry at someone breaking the rules of the school rules and decided it would be funny to see him squash the litter in his hands.

The costume in the opening sequence is the uniform of the school. Alex wears his uniform in a smart way (tucked in and tie done up) which indicates that he is trying to impress the teachers and that he cares about the school. However, Tom who is shown later on in the sequence is shown to wear his uniform in a scruffy way. This shows that he doesn't care about how the school thinks of him.

7. Special Effects

We decided to use slow motion for the last shot in the opening sequence, to make the exit of Tom look more dramatic and cool. This is a parody of when people walk away in slow motion in action films, and thought that it was a good edition to our opening sequences. We also included this shot so people can see how many students were at the school, showing how job their role as the hall monitors is.

8. The title font and style

We decided to go with a font that isn't too serious and one that looks fun as we thought this went well with our genre. Also, at the beginning of the sequence, we included a title that said "Graphic Novel by Chris Adegoke" We decided it would be good to use a font which looked like it came from a comic book to make the audience aware of what they were watching.