The title sequence establishes the main characters as a boy and girl divided by a tree, representing gender stereotypes. It shows them arguing in cartoons and then in person, with the boy starting fights and the girl reacting maturely, suggesting they will argue throughout the film. Shots of their conversation show the girl angry and the tree still separating them. A shot through a door shows the girl's pink bedroom, stereotypically feminine and neat as she makes her bed, revealing her character through a cartoon holding a book, implying she values education.

1. Georgina Saunders
It’s a boy girl thing – Title Sequence
The title sequence is split in two, with a few seconds of the film in between.
The screen print shows computer
graphics, used to make most of the
title sequence. It uses gender
stereotypes as the figure on the left
is obviously a boy, as he is playing
with a rugby ball and wearing
trousers. The figure to the right of
the shot is wearing a skirt and is playing with a skipping rope, so would be female. The tree acts as a
divider between the sexes; it suggests that males and females are different and should therefore
perform different roles, as illustrated by the ball and skipping rope. The girl never passes her side of
the tree, unlike the boy which signifies how females follow the rules.
This shot uses the rule of three
and is a re creation of the image
above, and we see the boy and girl
in real life not cartoon. They are
still divided by a tree. His eye line
is slightly higher than hers,
signifying the men are superior
and in this situation he is in the
right. The cartoon sequence earlier
showed them fighting, and it is always the boy that starts it, with the girl reaction only once. This
signifies that females are more mature and do not use violence to solve problems. The black ground
of the cartoon strip, it’s continued as the first scene takes place in the night, so it’s dark. It’s a two
shot, and establishes the two main characters. The shot shows deep focus, with the tree being in
front of the frame so it acts as a clear divider between the two characters. Although they are further
back in the framing they are the main focus of the shot.
This is a shot reverse shot, to
illustrate the conversation
between the two characters; the
expression shown on her face
signifies it is not a civilised
conversation as she appears to
be angry and shouting. The tree
is still shown to be separating
them. The girl is in the middle
and right thirds of the screen, to make the shot more interesting than having her in the middle. The
different sexes arguing are suggesting the genre of the film, chick flick, and as we have seen them
grow up via the cartoons, always arguing, it signifies this is probably what they will do throughout
the film, but will then follow the tradition chick flick happy ending.

2. Georgina Saunders
This shot is a combination of
cartoon and real life. It is filmed
through an opening in the door;
this signifies her behaviour is
normal as she does not know
anyone is watching. The colour
scheme in the room is white and
pink, which is stereotypical of
female colours. She is making her bed which signifies she is concerned with neatness and the way
things look. The cartoon holding a book is also suggesting what she is like as a character, and
possibly saying she is keen on her education.
There is incidental music gently playing in the background, which is gentle and happy. The noises
from the cartoon animation are placed above it; they show synchronous sound which matches what
the animations are doing.