Grease analysis

Grease title sequence analysis

The establishng shot in the Grease title sequence is a close up of a radio and a voiceover which briefly introduces what the film is going to be about. The whole clip is in cartoon which adds to the fun of it and shows the genre of the film which is a musical romantic comedy. It doesnt have a narrative as such but briefly introduces the characters while showing the names of the actors which will lead on to the film. The choice of the upbeat fast tempo music 'Grease is the word' taken from the film fits in with the film and the narrative of the film while also giving the audience a taster of the music to come.

It starts showing the back of a boy waking up into a long shot of the room which is messy like a typical boys bedroom, this will appeal to the target audeince of teenagers and young adults as they will be able to relate to this. He walks to the bathroom and throws everything on the floor which shows he doesn't care again like a typical teenage boy. The toothpaste he squeeezes then becomes the title of the film 'Grease'. This is a good way of using mise en scene to add the title to the clip as it keeps it interesting for the audience as it isn't just typed over the top.

This then cuts into the character Danny looking into a mirror with the actors name appearing at the side of him. The title sequence uses mise en scene in different ways throughout to show the characters and actors names which is what we want to achieve in our title sequence. This makes it original and it doesn't become boring for the audience. There are quick cuts between different short sinppets from scenes in the film but in cartoon giving the audience a quick look into what the film will be about.

The audience are then introduced to a female teenage character, showing her neat clean room which is in contrast to the boys one shown earlier. This suggests to the audience a relationship may happen between between these two characters in the film. It briefly shows the audience what each character is like and their personalities before watching the main film. The pace of the cuts, often being fast cuts, fits in with the music with a different short snippet being shown on a different beat of the music. This keeps it exciting for the audience as it doesn't focus on one thing for too long.

Throughout the title sequence the male characters seem to expereince bad luck while the females have good luck. This will appeal to the target audience as it shows they are typical teenagers like the audience. Luck and fortune is something we want to establish in our title sequence. Cuts to different billboards with names on are shown while the music becomes faster paced and then fading out to an end.