Analysis of Drake and Josh

 

Camerawork

The opening camera shot is a mid shot of Drake and Josh stood smiling. This angle represents the youngsters as being happy and cheery. The second shot shows them looking at each other from a close up. This puts emphasis on their facial expressions and shows us that they have issues in their lives and they aren't all about having fun. However the following piece of camerawork is completely opposite. This long shot of the two dancing shows that they are fun and energetic, and this keeps the children interested in the programme. These are some of the shots that are featured in the opening sequence of Drake and Josh. The shots used throughout the rest are all simple close, medium or long shots. This makes the sequence easy for people to see and relate to and it makes it easy for viewers to understand the background of the characters very easily.

Editing

The opening sequence to Drake and Josh have sweeping transitions. This is done to make the clips flow together better and make the opening seem to have a faster pace. The sweep is blue and green which helps it to aim at the target audience, as blue and green are stereotypical "boy" colours. The pace is fast to stop the viewer thinking that programme is "boring" or slow.

Sound

The sound throughout the sequence is very simple. The theme song is a pop/punk genre of music which is relatable for the audience as thats the kind of music that the target audience would listen to. The lyrics are also played at the same time as some of the visual too. "i told you i'll always be picking you up when your down", these lyrics play at a part when one of the characters is picking up the other. This is done so that the target audience relate the music to video.

Mise-en-scene

The locations of the opening sequence are all very stereotypically for the age of the characters, at their home and cinema. The use of props such as guitars and bunk beds make the scenarios relatable and immediatly attracts the target audience to the programme. The costumes are very stereotypical for the age of the characters too. The tshirts over the long sleeve tshirt is a stereotypical teenage costume, therefore it relates to the audience again in that way. All of the lighting is very high key which makes the programme seem happy and friendly, which will attract the young target audience. The parents are wearing very stereotypical clothes too. The father is wearing a long brown coat and the mother is wearing a flower jumper, this is an easy stereotype for them to create.

Representation

 The opening sequence represents Drake and Josh as being very happy and full of energy. They are also represented as typical teenage boys that get into trouble and do silly things. They have done this through the props that they use, such as the guitar and the gun in the door, the costumes they wear, such as the brightly coloured shirts and the faced passed editing and action, like jumping over the sofa for example. The parents are represented to be "fed up" or sick of the behaviour and they're constant energy from the clip where they are looking round in shock. They're costumes represent them as being the adults as they have stereotypical "parent clothes". The girl is represented to be the younger sister through the camerawork. They have her looking upwards in each shot that she is in, which represents her age.