Grange Hill was a long running children's drama spanning 30 Years. The show was broadcast primarily on BBC1 but later series were repeated on the CBBC Channel. It was shown during the recognised viewing times for the target audience ( Between 4 and 5pm)
The format of the opening titles are presented in the style of a comic, showing a series of images representing different aspects of a typical school day from running for the bus in the morning to lessons in the afternoon. This `comic book` style would appeal to the intended audience as the `comic` is something they would relate to at that time (1978).
One obvious convention of the genre is the use of bright colours ( Predominately the primary colours) throughout the opening titles, which immediatly catches the audiences eye.
Another convention of the opening sequence to a children's TV drama is to introduce the main characters.
Although the characters in Grange Hill are played by real people, in the opening titles they are shown in a cartoon format incorporating a wide range of editing techniques and camera movements as transitions between the frames. ( almost like a storyboard). At each section of the title sequence new characters are introduced and the frame is on screen for a short time but long enough for the viewer to recognise who they are. Also a commom trait is to use a combination of close up and mid shots to enable the children watching to easily identify the main characters.
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