Monday, 22 October 2012

Research: Part 2 - Friends


Friends Opening Title:

The Opening title to Friends is not one that I would say has had a lot of time spent on it, the filming of the scenes themselves mainly comprise of old scenes from the show, the characters themselves can be seen interacting with each other in both these scenes, and also some additional scenes of them elsewhere. This clearly shows that the characters have a strong connection with each other and as a result we can see that they are all indeed “Friends” which makes the viewer see how the title is relevant, the cast themselves are indicated by a caption below their character in the usual or commonly occurring manner that is very prominent in a lot of TV series.

This show seems to have a very basic opening sequence but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, we are given the basic information that we need to understand what the show is about, a group of Friends that get themselves into comedic situations. The music used within this title is very catchy and is well known as a very famous song, the use of this can really turn around the fact that the video sequence is very simple; the catchy, almost welcoming, music makes this simplistic sequence more warm and homely.

In terms of establishing the location where it is based, viewers may be slightly confused as there isn’t any real indication of exactly where it is that the characters are during the series, the only clue we get of this is seeing the background in the scenes of the characters talking, while this will make people feel like they recognise the area, they are not immediately given an understanding of where the characters are and as a result it’s hard to see how there relevant.











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