Titles pan along and pan apart, this gets the audiences attention as the colourful titles 
are moving across the screen quickly, this creates excitement for the audience which 
sets the scene for the rest of the film. Wide shots are used when an explosion is on 
screen so the audience get can the full effect of the explosion. Panning and tracking 
shots are used in the tile sequence. The opening scene also used close ups to show 
the characters faces a medium close up and mid shots so you can see the characters 
body language. 
Medium close up Mid-shot Close up
The first scene of the film starts off with a black background, once this scene passes 
music starts playing and bright colours are used, this gives the effect that the film has 
just burst into life and connotes that the film will be exciting. The colours red and blue 
are used frequently in the opening, this matches well with the two main characters 
because they are police officers and red blue match the siren colour. One of the shots 
of the sequence is a woman wearing bright red lipstick which can represent danger 
and that a femme fatal may be used in the film as a distraction.
This film opening uses fast pace editing as we see multiple clips in a quick succession, 
this is a key convention in action films. This will appeal to the audience as it will keep 
them entertained because the clips are changing every few seconds so the audience 
wont get bored and with the fast paced music the audience adrenaline will be 
pumping and keep them focused on the film. As the tempo of the song speeds up the 
sequence slows down as the titles are appearing on screen. The shots involved in 
these clips are used for a comedy effect as they range from explosions to rainbow and 
a lot of stuff in-between. When Rob Riggle’s name appears on the screen the music 
changes to dub step and a hypnotic image is used this creates the feeling of being high 
on drugs, which also suggests that drugs are being a part of the film. The typography 
seems as if it’s present in the scene as it is being affected by the actions taking place. 
For example when a gun is fired the bullet hits the title and takes a chunk out of it as 
you can see in the image below
This film suggests that this film is an action comedy film; this is shown through a various clips 
that are linked to having fun, police work and money. The first thing the audience see is ‘THE 
END’ this shows that the film is going to be funny and immature. Another clip of the opening is 
someone taking drugs which forebodes that drugs will be involved in this film. The audience can 
tell that there is going to be immaturity in this film as when someone is writing up an 
investigation they has wrote ‘horse cock’, moreover with the scene where you can see police 
lights flashing the audience can interpret that this film is about immature cops that like to have 
fun and are going to solve a drug related case. The opening consists of lots of explosions and 
gunshots which tells the audience that the film is going to be an action film. One of the short 
clips just shows a white bird flying this connotes the random stuff that will be in the film as it 
has no relevance to anything. Females are shown with revealing clothing this shows the 
audience that women may been a main attraction and may be a distraction in the film.
The music is party like music it is upbeat and has a quick tempo and this represents 
the stereotype that teenagers like to party, and have fun. The target audience for this 
film would be teenagers so they use this type of music so the audience can engage 
more as the target audience for the music would also be teenagers. The music starts 
to play after an explosion this happens so the audience feel like the movie is bursting 
into life. The music playing also uses the word jump which links with the title of the 
film 21 jump street.

21 jump street opening analysis

  • 2.
    Titles pan alongand pan apart, this gets the audiences attention as the colourful titles are moving across the screen quickly, this creates excitement for the audience which sets the scene for the rest of the film. Wide shots are used when an explosion is on screen so the audience get can the full effect of the explosion. Panning and tracking shots are used in the tile sequence. The opening scene also used close ups to show the characters faces a medium close up and mid shots so you can see the characters body language. Medium close up Mid-shot Close up
  • 3.
    The first sceneof the film starts off with a black background, once this scene passes music starts playing and bright colours are used, this gives the effect that the film has just burst into life and connotes that the film will be exciting. The colours red and blue are used frequently in the opening, this matches well with the two main characters because they are police officers and red blue match the siren colour. One of the shots of the sequence is a woman wearing bright red lipstick which can represent danger and that a femme fatal may be used in the film as a distraction.
  • 4.
    This film openinguses fast pace editing as we see multiple clips in a quick succession, this is a key convention in action films. This will appeal to the audience as it will keep them entertained because the clips are changing every few seconds so the audience wont get bored and with the fast paced music the audience adrenaline will be pumping and keep them focused on the film. As the tempo of the song speeds up the sequence slows down as the titles are appearing on screen. The shots involved in these clips are used for a comedy effect as they range from explosions to rainbow and a lot of stuff in-between. When Rob Riggle’s name appears on the screen the music changes to dub step and a hypnotic image is used this creates the feeling of being high on drugs, which also suggests that drugs are being a part of the film. The typography seems as if it’s present in the scene as it is being affected by the actions taking place. For example when a gun is fired the bullet hits the title and takes a chunk out of it as you can see in the image below
  • 5.
    This film suggeststhat this film is an action comedy film; this is shown through a various clips that are linked to having fun, police work and money. The first thing the audience see is ‘THE END’ this shows that the film is going to be funny and immature. Another clip of the opening is someone taking drugs which forebodes that drugs will be involved in this film. The audience can tell that there is going to be immaturity in this film as when someone is writing up an investigation they has wrote ‘horse cock’, moreover with the scene where you can see police lights flashing the audience can interpret that this film is about immature cops that like to have fun and are going to solve a drug related case. The opening consists of lots of explosions and gunshots which tells the audience that the film is going to be an action film. One of the short clips just shows a white bird flying this connotes the random stuff that will be in the film as it has no relevance to anything. Females are shown with revealing clothing this shows the audience that women may been a main attraction and may be a distraction in the film.
  • 6.
    The music isparty like music it is upbeat and has a quick tempo and this represents the stereotype that teenagers like to party, and have fun. The target audience for this film would be teenagers so they use this type of music so the audience can engage more as the target audience for the music would also be teenagers. The music starts to play after an explosion this happens so the audience feel like the movie is bursting into life. The music playing also uses the word jump which links with the title of the film 21 jump street.