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1. Narrative: They were five students with nothing in common,
faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high
schoollibrary. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m.,
they had bared their souls to each other and become good
friends. To the outside world they were simply a Brain, an
Athlete, a Basket Case, a Princess, and a Criminal, but to each
other, they would always be the BreakfastClub.
Camera shot 1
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – SimpleMinds – Don’t you (Forget about me) song is
introduced starts to play as background music
Content – The music is an iconic,well known song. ‘Universal’
is also well known and is a very successful filmproduction.
Camera shot 2
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Simpleminds is still playing.
Content – The gold on the black makes the credits stand out to
help the audienceremember.
Camera shot 3
Camera shot –Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – The factthat we aretold this filmis made by ‘John
Hughes’ shows he wants to be known and has made other
popular films
Camera shot 4
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – The titleof the filmin the same font as the credits.
Looks bold againstthe black background.
1985 Comedy 97 min
Main Characters: John Bender, Brian Johnson, Richard Vernon,
Andrew Clark.

2. Camera shot 5
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Emilio Estevez’
Camera shot 7
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Anthony Michael Hall’
Camera shot 6
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound - Same song
Content – ‘Paul Gleason’
Camera shot 8
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘John Kapelos’
Camera shot 9
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Judd Nelson’
Camera shot 10
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Molly Ringwald’

3. Camera shot 13
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Costume Designer Marilyn Vance’
Camera shot 14
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Production supervisor Richard Hashimoto’
Camera shot 12
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Castingby JackieBurch’
Camera shot 11
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Ally Sheedy’
Camera shot 15
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Executive Producers Gil Friesen and Andrew Meyer’
Camera shot 16
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Music Composed and Supervised by Keith Forsey’

4. Camera shot 18
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound - Same song
Content – ‘Production Designer John W.Corso’
Camera shot 17
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Edited by Dede Allen A.C.E’
Camera shot 19
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Director of Photography’
Camera shot 21
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Produced by Ned Tanen and John Hughes’
Camera shot 22
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Simpleminds as been played throughout the whole
title sequence.
Content – ‘Written and Directed by John Hughes’ his name is
mentioned again to present the importance he has.
Camera shot 20
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Same song
Content – ‘Co-Produced by MichelleManning’

5. Camera shot 23
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Song is becoming distant.
Content – This quote suggests that the filmwill bebased
around children/teenagers. And quote by well known singer.
Camera shot 24
Camera shot – Wide Shot
Sound – Glass shatter,as if something has been thrown at
glass.And music stops.
Content – The glass shatter effect that reveals a high school
location
Mise–en–scene:The firsttwominutesshow thatthe filmmaybe setin the locationof a school.We donot see much
lightingotherthanthe blackbackgroundthat isusedwhenshowingthe credits.Nocostumesare shownbecause we
see nocharacters, thisisdifferenttothe otherthree filmsthatIanalysed, andthismaybe because the genre is
completelydifferent. The firstthingwe see inbigboldfontisthe filmcompany"universal"anditslogo.Thisleavesus
withthe expectationthatwe are goingto see a quality,main-streamHollywoodfilm.SeeingthatJohnHughesisthe
producerand directoralsoleavesuswiththe expectationthatitisgoingto be a qualityfilm.
Sound:The backgroundmusicis veryupbeat all throughoutthe firsttwominutes.The musicusedisiconicandfitswell
withthe filmgenre andplotas inthe lyrics,as the song title is‘Don’tyouforgetaboutme’.Alsotheymaywantthe
audience togaina positive feel withthe factbyusingmusicthatis upbeatandcatchy duringthe creditsso theygain
an ideaof what’sto come.The glassshatterat the endof the creditscouldbe quite surprising forthe audience asitis
an unexpectedtransition,alsoitcouldsuggestvandalism/trouble andunexpectedthingstohappeninthe film. The
moodis setstraightaway,witha strong drumbeat beingplayedoverthe openingcreditswhichreflectsthe rebellious
attitudesof the 1980s. The musicisalsoa signal tothe audience thatthe filmhasbegun,will attractthe audience’s
attention,Ithinkthisisa good conventionforanyfilm.
Editing:The editingisverylimitedthroughoutthe firsttwo minutes,thismaybe because there isnothingmuch
happening,andwe are only shownthe titles/credits.Butatthe endof the creditsthe screenshatters like glasswould
and we are shownthe firstlocationinwhichthe filmmaybe set. The openingscene setsthe scene atthe school for
the film.Itgetsthe audience inthe rebelliousmoodof the filmthroughthe use of musicandimagesof the school and
the glassshatteredeffectalsosupportsthis.
Camerashots:During the openingtwominutes the camerashotsare verylimited. Ibelieve thisisbecause we are only
beingshownthe credits. Althoughatthe endwe are showna Long/Wide shotof ‘ShermerHighSchool’whichtellsthe
audience thatthisfilmisbasedina highschool,teenage environment. Throughthe camerashotswe (the audience)
have no real knowledgeof whatishappeningorwhatisgoingto happenand whywe are showna shotof a high
school (inthe firsttwominutes)

6. Stereotypes: Typical setting of a teenage movie and typical convention of teenagers which is
vandalism/rebellion. This is also shown with the background music; it is upbeat, rebellious and
loud. If we were basing the stereotypes throughout the whole film then we are shown this through
the characters clothing and their actions, it tell us the social group that they are a part of. Also the
stereotypes also represent how the members of the breakfast club see on another in the beginning
of the movie; you have the nerd, the princess, the criminal, the basket case and the athlete.
Theories: Through the first two minutes we (the audience) cannot find any theories that are being
represented due to the fact that only the credits are being shown, this is typical for a genre like this
(Comedy)
Genre: As the genre of this filmis Comedy, I think that it is not a clearly shown as the other films I
have analysed were through the shots, editing, mis en scene etc. Although, the music does help
convey the genre with its upbeat tone.