2.  Our primary genre is a ‘Musical’. A key convention of this is the use
of non-diagetic sound, of a song. We follow this form throughout our
opening sequence, with our characters lip-syncing the words- again
following the stereotypical conventions.
 In ‘Musicals’, the pace of the sequence usually matches the speed
of the song. We used this convention by using a relatively fast
paced song, meaning we used short duration shots which create a
fast pace.
 We looked at the opening sequence of ‘Hairspray’ for inspiration. A
key convention here was that the lead protagonist was instantly
introduced, we also used this idea.

3.  Although our primary genre was a ‘Musical’ we wanted to develop
this to create a more in-depth storyline, more suited to our target
audience. To do this we combined the ‘Musical’ with a ‘Coming of
age’ style genre, creating a hybrid- which would appeal to a mass
audience.
 A convention of ‘Musicals’ is that they are primarily aimed at
females. We developed this concept by having a male playing the
lead protagonist, hopefully appealing to a male audience as well.
 ‘Musicals’ usually perform the song. We developed this idea by our
actors performing the song, whilst also moving on and developing
the narrative storyline of our piece.

4.  A key form of ‘Musicals’ is that they contain a lot of dance. We
challenged this convention, as we wanted our opening sequence to
reflect a more realistic view. Also, we wanted to appeal to a mass
audience, and dance may make it less applicable to the majority.
 We also challenged the conventions by going against the always
happy feel of ‘Musicals’, by making our lead character a nerd, who
dreams of becoming cool.
 The theme of comedy was important in our opening sequence.
However, this challenges ‘Musicals’ which usually include little
comedy. We wanted to challenge this so we could appeal to a mass
audience and further include our sub-genre, ‘Coming of Age’.