^^ drake & josh
CAMERAWORK:
drake & josh uses two-shots, this shows us that they are the two main characters, they are also brothers so the two shots show the closeness between them
the screen shot above shows an example of a two shot, this allows us to see Josh with his arm around Drake which shows the audience that they have a close relationship, This is also the first shot we see in the title sequence so this would also allow the audience to see that the show is centred around the two brothers and their relationship.
They also use a variety of different close-ups this gives an idea of what the characters are like and also shows the age of the characters.
This screen shot is an example of one of the close ups used, it is shown to show the expressions on Drake & Josh's face, the look is of fear so we can assume that they are scared based on what we see in the close up, this also allows us to see that they are teenage boys which would appeal to the target audience
This is an example of another close up, this shows differentation between Drake, Josh & the character Megan, This allows us to see that she is a female, younger than her brothers and likes a rabbit which is something associated with younger children.
long shots are used to show environment and also the whole body.
this long shot example shows that Drake & Josh are in a chruch because of the stained glassed windows, also it shows them in their boxers which because they are in a chuch would be frowned upon, this would also allow us to see that the boys get into 'crazy' situations which would appeal to the audience.
SOUND:
drake&josh uses a non diegetic pop song in the titles which shows the pace of the show & the age of the target audience it is aimed at. The main character Drake sings the theme tune which would give us an idea of his personality and the type of character he is, it shows us that he is a singer and he likes to play a gituar.
MISE-EN-SCENE:
the characters are wearing clothing stereotypical of their age and their gender which the target audience can relate to because they would be wearing similar things.
they use props such as a stereo & guitar to show that one of the characters is into music, the stereo is stereotypically something that would be in most teenagers rooms so it is an item they can relate too
They also use props such as tables, chairs, beds and other homely items. this helps set the scene of a family environment as it is a show about two brothers.
the above screen shot shows us the bedroom of the boys, which is full of stereotypical teenage things, you can see an amp in the corner which suggests also that one of the boys is into music.
EDITING:
in post production text was added to the titles to show the name of the show & the actors who play them
a background was added of blue and greens which are stereotypically 'boy' colours which as the show is about two brothers adds to the characters, also they are bright colours and bright colours are associated with teenagers.
the montage of clips used are put in arrows are wiped from the screen, this shows the pace of the show and also makes the clips easier to watch as they are arranged in a way that is clear and interesting.
this screen shot shows us the editing effect of the arrows, this makes the title sequence more interesting to watch.
^^ that's so raven
CAMERAWORK:
thats so raven uses a close up to establish each character, this allows us to see facial expressions and also see what the character is like so then it lets us see how the character is like just from the title sequence
for example this close up is used to show raven, the expression on her face is used to show when she is having a 'vision' from using this close up the audience can then tell what is going to happen and when the expression and the close up is used in the show the audience will then be familar that her vision is about to happen.
it uses two shots, this shows that the two character in them have a close relationship so you can understand relationships before even watching the show.
this example of a two shot shows raven and chelsea together, the fact they are standing together shows that they are friends and with chelsea touching ravens arm we can understand that they have a quite a close relationship, the use of this shot helps the audience establish the relationship the two characters have.
It has a long shot of raven's family, this allows us to see that they are a family and that they have a close family dynamic
This shot shows us the closeness of the family as they are all trying to squeeze onto one sofa, the long shot allows us to see each member of the family together which 1) shows us the age, build, gender of each characters & 2) the way the family looks together.
It uses a zoom onto raven's eye this is because her eye shows that she is physic so it zooms onto it to show it is the main focus.
this screen shot shows us of the zoom onto her eye, if you look at the first screen shot I posted for this example you can see that they've gone from a close up of her face to an extreme close up of her eye which you can tell something is about to happen to her eye.
SOUND: thats so raven used non diegetic r'n'b style music, this is because as this is a show about a 'black family' r'n'b style music is usually associated with black people so they use that to help establish the character types.
also the use of the lyrics in the song 'if you could gaze into the future, you'd think life would be a breeze, seeing trouble from a distance but it's not that easy' this helps the audience understand what the show is going to be about before actually watching it, we can tell that raven is psychic and that her character also gets into tricky situations because of her ability.
MISE-EN-SCENE:
thats so raven uses mise-en-scene as high fashion clothes, this is because the main character raven is into fashion. for the other characters they use clothes that are stereotypical for the age & gender of the characters.
other props are used to show what the characters are like, for example victor is seen with chef insturments which shows he is a chef for a living.
lockers are used at the school to show that it is a school, and the school is used to show the characters are of age to go to a school still
this screenshot shows the location of a school, with lockers, water fountain and posters with the characters carrying bags, this gives the impression that it is an ordinary school with ordinary school kids which would relate to the target audience as they are ordinary kids that go to an ordinary school.
they also used props of table, chairs, sofa and pictures of family to help show that it is in a family home, this would be similar to the environment that the target audience would be in.
this shot shows us the family home environement which shows a stair case, photos on the wall and a general family environement which would also create familarity to the target audience as most would come from a family home.
EDITING:
in post production the sequence is edited to have the name of the progamme and coloured shapes at the begining, it is used to show the audience what the programme is and the bright yellow & orange colours are eye catching and make the audience read it.
also a visual effect is used when they show ravens eye, it shows looking straight into her eye to show that she is psychic, this effect is there to show what happens when raven gets a 'vision' its bright colours will also attract the audience and the effect itself will attract the audience as it is out of the ordinary and children like werid things.
this is an example of the effect of raven's eye.
^^ zoey 101
CAMERAWORK:
zoey 101 uses an establishing shot at the beginning of the title sequence, this allows us to see the location and this therefore sets the scene
zoey 101 uses various close ups this allows us to see each character individually which lets us see what each character is like which is also an introduction to each character - the characters are all of a 'teenage' age which is the same age as the target audience which then they would relate to the characters.
SOUND:
zoey 101 uses a non-digetic pop song in the background, this shows the age of the target audience as pop music is associated with young people. The music is fast which shows the pace of the show and could also represent the busy lives of the characters.
The song is called 'follow me' which is sang by the main character actress Jamie Lynn Spears, the song title would suggest that she is the main character as people are suggested to 'follow her' which shows she in the cenre of the series.
MISE-EN-SCE´NE:
One of the characters is wearing a 'PCA' jumper which is the name of the academy the characters attend, this helps show the age of the character and also the setting as it is school clothing.
Each of the characters is wearing stereotypical teen clothing, most of the items are brightly coloured which again shows the age of the characters, the target audience would relate to the items of clothing as it is something they would wear.
They use props such as a laptop, energy drinks, scooter & a basketball to show what each character is like and also these props are stereotypically teenage so they relate to the age of the characters.
EDITING:
all the editing used is put in, in post production:
this title sequence uses montage - putting together different bits of film to create the title sequence.
each bit of film is then put into white boxes which are then 'wiped' from the screen
this makes the footage easier to watch and is also eye catching to the target audience.
a montage is only a few seconds long so it also shows the pace of the show which is similar to the pace of teenage life.
A blue background is also added as part of visual effect in post production, this helps keep the titles eye catching.
Text is also added in post production such as the credits, the name of the show & the logo of the channel it is shown on, this is so the audience knows what the show is, the name of the actors & the name of the channel they are on.
