3 opening sequences that inspired us.

Before we started the filming process, we looked at various youth dramas in order to get inspiration for our film. We took close analysis on the films and used them as a means of producing ideas for our own title sequence. We closely looked at how the shots were filmed, and tried to recreate the best shots in our film.

The first film we chose to look at was one of the most famous youth dramas in the U.K, 'Attack the block'. Attack the block inspired us to create an urban looking atmosphere. Attack the block showed us that we should try to use an area that looked kinda rough, preferably one with graffiti as it enabled the audience to relate with it.


It wasn't just locations that we took from the 'Attack the block' opening sequence though, as we were also inspired by the costume used by the main protagonist. The main character wore the typical garments that are associated with a 'street child'. We used this and tried to replicate the clothes with the main character.

The music video from the Roots 'You got Me' has influenced us to make our youth drama title sequence. This is because the narrative is about a guy who walks through the streets, expressing his feelings for a girl, trying to search for her and find her. The way the shots are filmed. allows us to see his emotions which is why we filmed next to a graffiti wall as the bright colours contrast with the saddened street boy, trying to find his friend.  The props also influences us to have the missing poster as he is constantly being reminded of her visually which is like haunting him and it emphasises how much he misses her.

The trailer for Honey Trap also inspired us to create a narrative of a young person trying to find themselves through someone else. Also Honey Trap was filmed at Hackney which is a really gritty urban area which is the perfect mise en scene for the character as it reflects on them and their social class. The part where the girl makes her way to her estate also influenced us. due to the way it was filmed and composed; getting all the graffiti. The costumes of the 'street boys' also influenced us as we were able to dress our protagonist in the similar way. In addition to this, this clip allowed us to observe how teenager boys act and deal with pain and how they express their emotions by suppressing them.