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Evaluation of Narrative and Genre

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Narrative

 The full narrative is outlined in the 'Main Pitch' post.
The opening starts the narrative relatively effectively. The narration gives hints to towards the plot and the personalities of the characters, whilst also raising elements of enigma. The characters being in costume and being in regular clothing shows the audience that there is a divide between the characters as themselves and the characters as their hero personas, though it could be debated that the simplicity of the costumes makes this slightly unclear. The dialogue of the characters gives reference to other characters within the story and establishes their sibling relationship and the dynamic within it. However the opening does neglect to give concrete reference to the universe of the story and secondary characters, instead only focusing on the two main characters.

Genre

The opening adheres strongly to the family film genre. The main characters are of a similar age to the target audience, the setting (a play-park) is a place children typically visit often, the dialogue is realistic and the superhero elements relate to the stereotype that children like heroes (as seen on children's television: PJ Masks, Young Justice, Teen Titans, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir, etc). The music has an upbeat, almost bouncy, tune to it, symbolising the energetic nature of children and their boundless creativity. We could have improved our film in terms of genre had we had the skills, technology and budget to animate the story in CGI. However, due to the various restrictions, we could not do this, menaing we had no choice but to film in live-action.

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