Sci-Fi Childrens film Opening Sequence Analysis

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I analyzed the conventions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope opening sequence. The name of the company is shown in the opening credits. When the title of the film is shown, the theme tune is climatic and exciting, which sets the mood for the film and some writing has been used to introduce the narrative. There are two spaceships in the opening sequence as well as a number of lasers being fired at the smaller one, and a typical convention of a sci-fi children's film is that they get straight into a space battle. The location is established in the same part of the sequence as the part where the opening credits are seen, and the theme tune for 20th Century Fox productions starts off the opening sequence. A tilt shot is normally used in sci-fi children's films as a way of drawing our attention to the main location in which the action will take place. The space soldiers in this film all wear white helmets and black and grey suits, which is a typical convention of a sci-fi children's film. The opening scene contains very little dialogue, but since there are a lot of fast movements and is fast paced, there is no need for a lot of dialogue in the opening scene.