Opening Scene Analysis

Skins

At the beginning the opener contains all the characters and their hobbies. It shows them smoking weed, drinking alcohol with one another and having fun. It suggests to us the personality of the characters and how old they are all ranged around. The setting of this opener is located in town. The antagonist makes his way down town on his skateboard going past many shops in a crowded place. As he makes his way down he passes many situations that he just ignores also causing a lot of nuisance. These show that he the typical stereotype of a teenager, careless and clumsy.  This portrays to the audience straight away that if they enjoy the entertainment of teenagers mucking about this is the right programme for them. Then the student makes his way to the bottom of town to greet his friends. His friends are drinking alcohol and from the dialogue they say it's 8 am and have college in 30 mins. This suggests that they aren't taking anything serious and makes the audience want to watch on to see what they are going to do once they get into college.

Sounds
The sound includes diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. There is music playing in the background which is fast paced and further reinforces that the character is moving fast on his skateboard. The non-diegetic sounds are the sounds of car horns and dialogue.

Misfits

This opener is located outside their community service area spot. This shows each character and their facial expressions by a mid-shot. The first character is shown as being very happy while smoking a cigarette. Since he is at the front he may be the leader of the group and may also be the least responsible. The next character looks entertained by what he is doing. The third characters facial expressions suggest he is bored as well as the fourth character who also looks worried. All of these characters have been placed on community service for doing something illegal.