Title Sequence Functions

• We see the title of the programme immediately which makes initial contact with audiences as they know what the programme is and want to carry on watching.

• By seeing cars, houses and streets we know that the programme is going to be a TV Drama about daily life.

• The title sequence prepares the audience by putting them in a calm mood and wondering what to expect from this peaceful neighbourhood.

• Enigmas aren't used so the audience don't know what to expect and our anticipating about what is going to happen.

• The editing is fast-moving and the transitions between the shots merge into one another.

• The soundtrack is a well established tone that is associated with that particular programme. The music is quite calm and slow to get the audience into a relaxed mood even though the drama is little from calming and contains many confrontations.

• The title of the drama is shown straight away so that the audience are aware of what programme it is. At the very start the production company is shown so that the audience are aware of who produced the TV Drama. The Writer and the Director's name is also shown later on in the title sequence in white, block capitals so that the audience attention can be drawn to them easily.

• Firstly, a high angle shot is used to make the houses look small and worthless. Then a mid shot of the bridge is used to show the rest of the background as well. A long shot of the back of the houses is used to show the amount of houses on that sreet. A mid shot is used of the pub so you feel as if you are standing infront of it and you are able to see the whole of the pub.

• The setting consists of: terraced houses, cars, a bridge, a cat and a pub. These are all used to show the audience that the drama is set in a typical town or village. Only people in the very distance are shown so we don't know who is involved in the programme. Lighting is used to show that the weather is mild and to create the effect that it's just an average day to make the audience want to know what could have gone so wrong.

TV Drama

Characters - There is a guy at the start wearing tracksuit bottoms and complete non-uniform. He smashes the glass infront of him, we can connote from this that he is a trouble maker and cares very little for authority. The kids all seem loud, hyperactive and do not seem to care. A few of them are in uniform but the rest are wearing hoodies, baseball caps and trainers. We can connote that the school is in a low income area and many of the pupils come from deprived background. We can connote that they have a lot of disrespect for their teachers and do not care about how they act around school. The guy with his hood up and the guy in the leather jackets look very suspicious as they are being very secretive and walk to and from each other very quickly. We can connote that the school is a state school because of the way the pupils are behaving. The teachers are wearing suits but look untidy with their top button undone. They are smoking and seem to pay little attention to the rowdyness around them. The headmaster seems very distressed and annoyed. He is throwing everything out the window and is shouting, we can connote that he can not cope with the unruly pupils in his school. The guy who goes to comfort him appears to be understanding and seems to know what he is going through.

Stories - The story is told in a school and is suppose to give the audience an insight into the daily lives of pupils and teachers at a comprehensive school.

Camerawork - A zoom shot is used at the start when the camera zooms out of the smashed window so we can see who did it and the setting. Mid-shots are used so we can see the character and also what's going on behind them. A birds eye view shot is used to make the people and the school look small and so the audience feels above them. This is used to make the school seems little and worthless. A close up shot of some of the pupils is used so we can see their facial expressions. Point of view shots are used throughout so you feel like a pupil at the school. A high angle shot is used of the headmaster to show that he is the higher up in the school and is suppose to be in the most power. A long shot of the teacher running is used to show the whole corridor and where he is running to and from.

Music - The music in the clip is the Kaiser Chief's "I predict a riot".
The music goes well with the scene as it's fast pace and fits in with the busy school playground where the pupils are unruly and keeping busy. The lyrics fit in well with the scene as the kids in the school and the teacher on the roof all seem to be causing a riot.

Icons of genre - Icons of the genre are used such as we see the actual school building, the school gates, the pupils uniform, the teachers and the headmasters paper. All these icons show us that the TV drama is a School Tv Drama.