Happy Gilmore And Step Brothers Pre Title Sequence Analysis

Happy Gilmore

• immediately we as the audience can tell by the music used that the pre title sequence will be about someone communicating what has happened so far in their life to the audience
• or in fact the music sounds like someone should be talking over the top of it as it sounds to light to be played by itself
• the typology used is very bland white block capital lettering that doesn't necessarily connote anything to the audience if the font they have used or the way it has been laid out
• the tone of the music is very light, suggests to the audience that this isn't a horror as its not the type of music you would use for a horror
• the audience have also decided in their heads from the music that in the film there may be a light tone used and that there are no deep dark scary scenes used that have the intentions to scare the audience 
• the first sign of visuals that we see is of an old filming that is placed towards the right of the screen in a box, the visuals is of a little boy playing hockey on the street, this links in with what i said about the sound above as the voice over kicks and the audience find that they are being told a life story
• comedy elements have been communicated to the audience through the use of visuals within this title sequence as the boys dad is hit with a puck which kills him, somehow the comedy element is communicated through this by the way that the voiceover makes it sound so easy to get over and how it doesn't bother him in the slightest
• the effectiveness of the way the visuals have been presented in this title sequence are almost like old movies that flicker, this is effective as it shows that the character Happy Gilmore is showing his life story up until the point he is at now and we can see this by the way it is shown in the style of old movies
• throughout the pre title sequence the titles are shown to the left of the visuals that are going on
• more comedy elements are brought in towards the end of this pre title sequence as he is now showing how he is getting older and the hobbies he done and the jobs he also under took
• the voiceover is used effectively in this pre title sequence as it describes what is happening in the visuals and Happy Gilmore's life story up to date and now the audience have an understanding of where the film is at now as it cuts into the begginining of the film, the present time he is at in his life

In-conclusion, i think that the audience can tell this is a comedy straight away by the comedy elements used throughout this pre title sequence. The comedy elements kick in more towards the end of the title sequence as Happy starts to tell the audience more about his life that is closer to the present day such as the previous jobs he's had. We can tell through the high key lighting, the music and the voiceover used that this clearly isn't a horror or thriller as these things are what mostly indicate to the audience that this film belongs in the comedy genre and no where else.

Step Brothers

• typology used at the beginning of the pre title sequence indicates to the audience that the film will be about families and that perhaps the film maybe set in America
• also a quote is used write from the beginning and the quote is American which also suggests that this is a typical American family
• the typology used to show the titles is like a comic sort of font and is in big lettering so stands out to the audience 
• the comic feel to the typology used in this pre title sequence suggests that perhaps the film is a comedy as the titles have a comic feel to them and comic books make people laugh, so this communicates to the audience that the film has the intention to make them laugh
• the visuals in this pre title sequence at first indicate that the man who is eating likes to eat quite fatening foods
• the music kicks in within this sequence and indicates to the audience that this is a very upbeat film, we can see this through the sound track that is a very upbeat sort of music. We as the audience can hear that it is a very upbeat piece of music as electric guitars and drums have been used to make this soundtrack
• the second character that we see isn't wearing any clothes on the his torso and smells a piece of clothing which looks to be a top, this suggests to the audience that he doesn't do the washing very much as he is having to smell his own clothes to see if he can wear them or not
• the visuals indicate to the audience that the first character we see likes eating a lot of food as we see him with a bowl of cereal aswell as the tortilla chips coverd in cheese
• the audience can straight away tell that there will be some elements of humour within this film as the first character we see is living at hom with his mum and we can also tell that he doesn't work that much as when his mum is going to work, he is only just having breakfast
• the character pays more attension to the TV then he pays to his move, this implies that he enjoys the TV more than having a conversation with his mum or listening to anything she says
• more comedy elements are communicated to the audience as he tells his mum hes not watching anything important but when she goes he turns the channel onto aerobics and puts his hand down the front of his trousers
• the second character who we havn't seen much of in the pre title sequence also looks like someone who is out of work and doesn't do much like the first character as he is playing guitar hero
• more comedy elements are communicate within this pre title sequence as the second character also like the first one like porn according to his dad, it is also indicated to the audience that he doesn't earn any money as he still has to get money off his dad for food
• final comedy elements are communicated as the father of one of the characters says in a speech/conference how he would like to put his face into the mum of the other characters breast, this indicates humour to the audience and sets the tone of the film as being comedy themed
• the typology throughout this title sequence is almost like the music, you don't tend to notice it as it doesn't stick out within the frame at all or when listening whilst watching the visuals

In-conclusion the fact that this film is from the comedy genre has bee communicated to the audience through the use of visuals and dialouge used. Also typology could also have an effect on the audience which could lead them to believe that this film is also part of the comedy genre. The visuals that have been communicated to the audience that this film belongs in the comedy genre is through the use of characters and props as the two characters who live with their parents use the props to communicate humour to the audience. Also things such as the dialogue have also been used in this pre title sequence to communicate humour, especially in the last part as the dad of one of the characters is staring at the mum of the other character and he quotes 'want to pu my head in those breasts' this communicates to the audience and certifies them that this is definatley a funny film that belongs in the comedy genre. The typology also plays a small part in this pre title sequence as it is like a comic book font which ones again impliea to the audience that thia is a film from the comedy genre.