2. SIGNIFIERS
• Drugs
• Alcohol
• Partying (Day and night)
• Relationships (friends or sexual)
• Up beat music (party anthems)
• Happy faces and lots of laughter was evident
• Energetic vibes and body movements
3. WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM IS IT?
• The energetic, party filled atmosphere
portrays it to be a show for a younger
audience. The fast paced opening
sequence represents their fast paced life in
the show. Stereotypical image of a teenage
lifestyle. The influence of drugs and alcohol
perceives a ‘rebel’ image.
4. EXPECTATIONS OF THE REST OF THE SERIES
• After watching the opening sequence it is clear that
there will be a lot of drugs, alcohol, partying in the rest
of the series.
• Lots of different relationships between the characters
and sexual content.
• There could be a continuation of the rebel image,
drinking in public and hanging around in out of bounds
areas. There could be scenes of drinking in fields and
rural areas.
5. CODES
• There was a lot of strobe lighting effects with a variety of colours to
portray a party atmosphere.
• The rural setting that the sequence was filmed shows a quite rough
area in which they live in.
• The colours/lighting was very upbeat.
• The music was drum and base which created a full on scene
• Camera movement looks like it was hand held to create a fast
paced atmosphere.
