Analysis of Pair of Kings

Camerawork
Just like Drake and Josh, the majority of camerawork throughout this opening sequence is very simple, mainly close up, medium or long shots. These all make it very easy for the target audience to recognise what the characters are doing, and relate to that. At the very beginning they have a zoom onto the island. This shows the audience the location that the programme is set on. The first mid shot that we see, with the two characters around the pool table really sets the scene for the show. It shows the gold and crowns, so the audience understands that they are kings, and they are probably very rich due to the pool table and the gold in the background. The final zoom into the the characters stood at the top of the tower represents that are the social chain as the kings.

Editing
The opening sequence has has fast passed editing. This is like Drake and Josh as well to stop the programme from coming across boring. Each scene throughout the intro is longer than two seconds long, which shows the importance of keeping the transitions fast. It also helps to give the viewer a good incite to whats to come in the show. They use special effects at the beginning and the end of sequence shows the island. It shows the world spinning round and it zooms in at a small island in the middle of the sea. This makes the viewer realise that they are not serious kings.

Sound
The only sound throughout this opening sequence is the theme tune. It is very upbeat and high tempo, to attract to the target audience and it's a genre that they can relate to. They also have sound effects of jungle creatures at the very beginning which creates realism towards the show as its set on an island.

Mise-en-scene
The props used throughout this sequence help to attract the target audience, as the characters like what the target audience would like, this means that the audience would relate to the show. For example the pool table at the start and the surf boards. The costumes used within this extract are very stereotypical. They use brightly coloured clothing, to show that they are fun and aren't "dull", also the checked shirts over t shirts is a stereotypical outfit for the represented age of the characters. All of the characters are wearing representative colours. The main characters are wearing dark male clothing that also shows they have fun, the girl is wearing bright colourful feminine clothing and the adult is wearing dark masculine clothing which is more like a uniform, which helps to represent the responsabilty throughout the sequence. The lighting is very high key throughout, just like in Drake and Josh to create the friendly atmosphere in the opening sequence that will make the show appeal more to the target audience, as they would not want it to seem dark and scary to the children.


Representation
In this sequence the 4 areas are used to represent the characters as being powerful, as kings, but at the same time they need people to help look after them. An example of this is shown through the clips of the girl throwing the swords and doing the matrial arts which are then followed by her hugging and holding the kings. This represents them being guarded. The kings are also portrayed as being fun and energetic through the props, like the surf boards and through what they do, like the dancing and laughing. The adult is represented as being powerful in command, by his uniform like costume and the scene where he calls somebody towards him, it's as though people obay him and the scene following where he punches through the table, these represent him as being powerful.