opening scenes analysis

Luther: The music used in the Luther opening scene is very mysterious and cunning i say this because the music has a slow tempo to it as well as the voice over talking and not really singing. The music seems quite seductive in a way as its calming and relaxing, showing that the character of Luther could be seen as an attractive character. Many images are used in the background but main ones are the urban areas of London and the landscape showing that the program is set in London. Also the character of Luther in the opening is a silhouette colored in black contrasting with the red background, this to me shows not he is mysterious as well as dangerous. The images portray the program to be about crime and investigation and the genre to be crime and thriller. The target audience of this program I think would be young adults up to adults so between the ages of 20-60. This is because the program is quite chilling and not for young ages.

Mad Men: The music in this opening starts of very formal and carries on very formal till the end but half way a beat is added to the formal music to make it sound more modern. The music portrays this program to be about formal people most likely rich people working in a job together. The colour scheme in the background is very bland and dull with colours like grey white and black again showing formality. Other images such as woman and parts of woman on the side of buildings as the man is falling show it is set in America also with the tall skyscrapers as well. The images on the side of the buildings show the American dream for a man of money and woman that do all the work. The target audience for this program is hard to tell from the opening sequence. Its most likely going to be based for adults and older people rather than younger people.

Coronation Street: The music used in Coronation Street is not everybody’s taste in music by this I mean that the music is very old not modern music; this is because they are trying to portray England and Brittan the way it used to be. The music is very slow with little tempo which again shows the old Brittan. The images used are some of the scenes and sets in the soap opera to set a feeling of what the program is about. Also the classic rooftop image. The colour schemes used with these images are quite bright colours they might do this to brighten up the series. The target audience of this program would be families in general because it’s on at a time where everyone can watch it and the genres are quite basic meaning that its not offensive for anyone who watches the program.

Spooks Series 9: The music used in spooks is very upbeat and techno. This music fits in with the opening sequence because of the spy genre. Also because the music is upbeat it allows the audience to feel a sense of danger and intensity as well as a feeling of being rushed. There are many images in this opening scene that gives away clues about where the program is set and what the program is about. Such as maps of Brittan and Europe showing it could be set here also there are many images with gadgets in them as well as people rushing about showing this program could be about crime in general. Also could be about spies and investigation. The program is based for investigation and spies lovers also adults again because it has scenes that adults would not find boring easily, young people such as teenagers could get bored with this program.