screen grabs

Our film is a U

U Universal – Suitable for all It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. If a work is particularly suitable for a pre-school child to view alone, this will be indicated in the Consumer Advice.

Opening sequence prep work

4 to 7 year olds, girls.

-Introducing characters
-set/location
-producers
-sound track, diegetic
-establishing narrative
-Title credits, actors cue roles
-genre characteristics
-voice over to clearly establish narrative
-colorful
-more image than text (clear easy to read and understand text)
- attractive

childrens film: a film aimed at a child audience needs to potentially contain adult friendly content, so adults can watch it with children.

Techniques:
-live action
-animation

Conventions:
-climax the story
-resolution
-clear objectives/ story
-fantastical characters
-some stereotypes e.g. good Vs. evil
-roll models
-morels (a morel in the story)
-journey (emotional, physical, metaphorical)

giving a hint of these in the opening sequence

Backgrounds and title.

Above are the title "Cinnamon, a background with the enchanted trees and a further background of the starry sky.

Story Board.

The title of our children's film is Cinnamon, which is the name of the main character, Cinnamon the fairy.