Annalysing the beginning of a children film - Monsters inc

this is were all the credits are introduced to the audience, but in a fun way that relates to the film. it even gives you some hints as to what is going to come in the rest of the film. it is very child friendly and as i like how objects are used to represent different aspects of the film. i also like how the animation flows to a sound track, and how the credits are worked in to be apart of the animation in a catchy way. the bright colours make the whole animation really appealing anf fun to look at.

the beginning of the film start with a close up of teddies, which makesthe animation seem quite youthful and friendly espeically with the voice over which makes the audience feel included. the shot then pans to a view of a child and the lights being turned out with the silence of the outside playing, the effect of this is that you are waiting for something to happen. The long shot enables you to get a good look at the surroundings, and again as its a childs room it is full of toys and innocence, the close up of all the objects lets you know a little about the character, but emphasises the fact tht something is going to happen. you see the door open by itself and immediantly see the little boy is scared which drastically changes the atmosphere, a contrast from the beginning sequence. there is a point of vieew shot from the boys eyes which is shaky giving you the impression he is nervous looking around the room he knows something is going to happen, the effect of this on the audience is that you want to know more it builds tension. As he is nervous the music changes and the shot begins cutting a lot quicker again reflecting how he is feeling. There two eyes under the bed tell you that something is definatley going to happen, and the fact that they are red shows that they are not human again building suspense. as the eyes move up from under the bed to be above him shows just how vulnerable her is, and shows just how young and innocent he is, however this is contrasted to a comedy when the child screams and the monster does to making it quite comical. This is why it is suitable for children as there are scary moments but contrasted into comedy or something that they enjoy. the comedy then continues as the monster does a comical act by accident for the child. As it continues it seems surreal, and you realise infact is isnt! as its an animation the monsters are not scary, and they have a personality. so although scary at some points the contrast makes it suitable for children.