Analysis of the title sequence of the drama ‘Skins’

Analysis of the title sequence of the drama ‘Skins’

This is the title sequence of the drama ‘Skins’. In this opening sequence they include the images and the actions that the actors who lead the main role in the drama. The sequence starts with a long shot which shows the blue sky and the river with the reflection on the sky in it. the camera movement is pan and the setting is in an open place which shows the river, sky and the flying birds. The second image shows the upside down images of houses which shows that this is an urban area. The shots are kaleidoscopic and also the graphics looks stylish. The colours used are green, blue, yellow and red. There are also lots of graphics used in this scene. From the opening scene shows trains, high flats, modern semi attached houses which make the audience get the idea that the story is taking place in a city. The first shot which shows the characters in this drama is a mid shot of the two boys which is also a two shot. In this shot the boys looks so close and it shows the close relationship between them. There are few mid shots which show the different characters in the drama. This scene includes some close-up shots of couples kissing and also there is a mid-shot of a guy standing near the window which shows that there are some adult scenes in the drama. There is shot which shows an arrow symbol which represents that it is a city. The settings of some shots are green landscape. There are some mid shots which show some of them sitting and lying down on the landscape. The different shots of them show the close relationship between each other. In the mise en scene the clothes that all of them wearing are casual which show that they all are middle class college going students. There is a high angle shot which shows two girls jumping on a trampling which again shows that they are middle class students. One of the props used by the characters throughout the sequence is cigarette. There are so many shots in which it shows that they are smoking and this shows that smoking is a big part of their lives. There is a low angle shot of a clock which shows that the time is passing by. One of the main part in this sequence is that it gives the audience an idea that this drama in multicultural as they include people from different ethnicity. The characters are seen as more responsible students during the day time but worse during the night time. There is also a long shot which shows all of the friends walking on the street which again shows their close relationship. There are some shots in which they show different images on the same scene. The editing throughout the scene is very fast. The sound of the scene starts low and it goes higher and then again it goes lower.