Analysis of title orders in High School drama and Youth Drama films.

Grease (High School Drama)

In this title sequence there is a huge amount of titles being shown in the order of:

• production
• title and production
• casting crew
• dance and musical sequences
• music supervision
• music and lyric
• associate producer
• produced on the Broadway stage
• editor
• production designer
• director of photography
• based on the original musical
• screenplay
• producers
• director

This long list of credits show that this film was handled by many important people that have worked together to make this film successful. Also, I learned that when the casting crew is mentioned the main characters are always shown first and this helps the audience get a good interpretation of the film before it begins.

The category/type of this title sequence are titles on animation and moving images, this helps engage with the audience and give of an enthusiastic and happy vibe. It also shows the genre of the film which is a musical romantic comedy. This also meets a typical High School Drama title sequence - showing teenagers who are enjoying their youth.

The font is clear and visible, and almost looks like the characters themselves have written it. They are also colourful to match each characters personality that is shown in the background image. For example, when the character Sandy was introduced she was being portrayed as Snow White which illustrates her femininity and innocence. The font adds to this with a yellow font which radiates her lovely nature. This is shown throughout the clip with the various characters shown in the title sequence.

Boyz N The Hood (Youth Drama)

This title sequences credits were completely different from Grease. It had very few in comparison which were only the productions, title, two quotes and the location and year of the films plot.

However, the two quotes that were introduced in the opening sequence were vital to the storyline of the film. Even though, the casts were not introduced to give an insight of how the film will be like, the quotes played a big hand in that instead. It automatically makes the audience understand that the film is about a particular ethnicities hardship towards life.

Also, this category/type of title is titles on a blank screen. This helps show the seriousness of the film as it only focuses on the important facts the audience should know. The font is not creative, but simple and bold. However, word 'boyz' and 'n' used in the title of the sequence gives a sense of uneducated characters, the title is disorganised and this can be a contrast to the characters lives of the film.

Moreover, the footage that was shown in the opening sequence clearly shows the conflict between the students and teachers. A child using a gun, and several gunshots being heard shows the danger and hardship the children will be going through throughout the film.

From my analysis, the differences between a Youth Drama and High School title sequence are shown clearly. High School Drama’s give off a exciting vibes whereas Youth Drama’s are full of tension and go straight to the dilemma of the film. Also, the lack of credits from a Youth Drama may be because of the low budget and because t is a film that is outside the major film studio. However, these differences help the audience acknowledge what type of film they are watching and the use of font help emphasise on the plot of the films as well.