Analysis On opening Sequence Of Skins

Analysis on opening sequence

In the title scene we see all different things happening because it goes so fast, this may show how fast your life goes, that you only have one chance to do what you want to do, to live your life. What we see in the title sequence is represented with something, for example we see road signs going to places and this may represent that maybe they are adventurous, they go to all places, and this may be because they are free to do anything they want to do. Also the audience see drinking, smoking, kissing, street signs and a bridge.

Drinking and smoking may represent that teenagers can do what they want, they are happy and free, and also it may represent that they are up to no good. When people see teenagers drinking or smoking they think that it is bad parenting or that they have no parents, this means that maybe the programme is about family issues or friends. This moves on with the kissing, the programme may also be about sexual activities or moving on with their lives they are growing up. Also when we see the bridge and the street signs this represents they have to cross these places to move forward, they have to clear the path to move up in life.

When we see the title it looks a bit dull and boring. There is a black background and a watery effect title; the black background may represent sins, and the watery effect title may represent all different aspects of teenager’s lives, it also may represent flow of life, transparent/ water effect also could be how transparent the kids are, that they have to fight to what they want. They put up fights; most of the kids have issues in the programme about drinking, smoking and life.

Skins Posters Analysis

The characters in the poster mainly look sexual, they are not wearing that many clothes, some are not wearing any, this represents that the programme will be about sexual activities. Also all the girls are wearing red nail varnish and this represents lust and passion, it could also represent danger they are putting themselves in danger with their lifestyles. I think it is believable because you never know what teenagers get up too these days, they could be out being in danger or they could be having a party, but I also think it is plausible because at parties no one goes around in their underwear or worse yet naked. This poster is a negative representation because it has teenagers exposing their bodies, and it may get teenagers who are watching this into sex and drugs because the name of the programme is on rizla paper and this represents drugs. I think the responses the audience will get on this poster is to have sex and take drugs because everyone is in there underwear in the poster, this represents that teenagers should have parties and dress in their underwear. I think the reactions they get of other people is maybe unhappy teenager who take drugs and drink.

The characters in the poster are represented I think in a mature manner because they have clothes on and they all look smartly dressed, they look like most teenagers these days, I think this will get a wide range of audiences because they look happy and chilled and maybe in the programme they will get up to mischief. Each one has their own dress sense and they are all different this represents that maybe the characters have different personalities. They just look like average teenagers hanging out together. This makes it believable because teenagers do hang out together, and they do tend to have a different style of dress or slightly different to someone else. Mainly because of the colours the clothes have. This is a positive representation because they are just against a wall, most seem to be smiling and in a relaxed pose.
I think the responses the audience will get is mature teenage students who can do what ever they want we can tell this by the pictures on the poster, they all look like friends and they look happy, this will get the audience to watch it because teenagers like happy programmes, Also I think the reaction they get is that they are mature happy people.