This document analyzes and summarizes conventions used in the title sequences of teen drama films. It identifies that high school drama titles typically introduce stereotypical social groups like jocks, nerds, and popular girls. They establish the main characters and setting. Youth drama titles on the other hand focus more on gangs, personal problems, and often depict conflict or bullying in the opening scene. Both genres represent common stereotypes of different social groups through established tropes.

1. Macro Analysis of Teen Title
Sequences
Sub-Genres
A Summary of Conventions Used

2. Key Plot Ideas
The key plot ideas introduced
in the title sequence of a HIGH
SCHOOL Drama Film are
• Introduce each
group.
• Popular girls
• Nerds
• Jocks
The key plot ideas introduced
in the title sequence of a
YOUTH DRAMA film are
• Gangs
• Conflict in gangs
• Personal/social
problems
• More serious

3. Introducing Storylines
The opening storyline in a
HIGH SCHOOL drama title
begins with
• Production company
• Location/setting
• Main character/s
The opening storyline in a
YOUTH drama title begins
with
• Shows establishing
shot of the location
• Shows some kind of
conflict
• Bullying

4. Characters Introduced
The characters introduced in
HIGH SCHOOL drama title
sequences include
• Popular kids
• Nerds
• Relationships
• Older generation
• Gangs
• Boy group
• Bitchy/gossip girls
The characters introduced in
YOUTH drama title
sequences include
• No older generation-less
of a focus
• The main gang

5. Representation of Social Groups
• The different social groups represented in title sequences for
High School Drama Films are
• Common stereotypes are
-Friendship groups
-Ethnic group
-Nerds – ugly, smart
-The girls are all bitchy , they like to gossip.
• Certain binary oppositions we see might include
- Age & Gender

6. Representation of Social Groups
• The different social groups represented in title sequences for
Youth Drama Films are
• Common stereotypes are
- Gang member – urban- street
- Working class they are all involved in some type of gang
• Certain binary oppositions we see might include
- Opposition on other groups
- Opposition of other classes which could cause conflict