Children's Film Openings

Monsters INC.
*Doors key to narrative
*Plays on horror but breaks the suspense into a comedy
*Suggests that monsters are used
*Jazz suggests that film will be light hearted
*Includes animated monsters in the opening scene
*It also shows the time as being 9:05 pm which is considered late for children
*The camera angle shows all of the child's toys so we know that it is set in a child's bedroom and gives us implication that this movie is set for a younger audience, but can still appeal to those of a more mature nature

Nightmare Before Christmas
*It has dark, creepy music to begin with
*It has rhyming narration at the start
*tells you of monsters hiding around your house to scare you at any time
*pumpkin scarecrow at the start to emphasize on the halloween theme
*has animated beings so that a younger audience can watch without being disturbed
*Focuses on the guillotine to signify that there is likely to be a guillotine later on in the film and to show that this is a horror for children
*Gives small introduction to the key characters

Home Alone
*Has cheerful upbeat music
*this music show's that this is a family film and is suitable for all ages.
*by showing all the family members it brings us into the film more
*and by introducing kevin it shows us that he is likely to be the main character



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