Comparing our film with a professional film.

The film we are comparing our characters from our children's opening is toy story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGe4HEgtscQ 

The characters in our opening are an ensemble. they have no specific names where as Toy story has main characters which we as an audience know and then they have ensemble characters which we may or may not know. 

Lego man 1 - Red stripe on top

Lego man 2 - Blue hat

Lego man 3 - Green hat

Lego man 4 - Cream soldier outfit

The main character in our opening is lego man 1 as we show a close up of his shocked face. from this we can immediately guess who the main character is even if we do not know the name. this is seen in Toy Story when we as an audience realise that Woody is the main character as he in introduced from the start of the film. the other characters are just as important as Lego man 1 but we do not realise from the start whether they play a big part in the film , this is shown in Toy Story when we meet the other toys which we do not know who they are from the very start.

From the film opening Children can learn who the main characters are and symbolises young children with their friends and the things they like to do as a group of friends. In this case it would be an adventure which many young boys and girls find that this is the sort of game they would play in the garden which is significant to them as they can relate to what is happening. 

Children may think that it is okay to be told what to do all the time even when it is someone they do not know which in a way is not a good thing but children can start to realise that when they are told to do something in school or at home that has good consequences it is for the right reasons.