Aristocats Opening Sequence Analysis.

The opening sequence begins with a flurish of exciting and reavling sound,setting the theme instantly giving the idea the film is to based in France, the instition "Walt Disney" appears on a smudged watercolour canvas.It then cuts to the next shot of a vibrant blue background and the title of the film appears "The Aristocrats", the soundtrack then mentions pets and as this happens a pair of cats run across the screen and one jumps up and takes away the R leaving Aristocats as the title. We then get another cut and as the first credits appear we get three kittens running simultansley on the spot this mid-shot goes on for around 7 seconds.The next cut takes us to a long shot of three cats one who seems like the mother perching on a stool and the kittens on top of the piano,the background now being orange. almost immediatley it cuts to the mother cat grooming herself as the credits roll on the screen to the rgiht of her the background colour is a violet matching the sex of the cat who i do belive is called violet. Next we have a mid-shot of two cats a male who is seeminly trying to impress the mother at frm the previous shot,once agian the background colur is changing. the mother cat begins to lush and flatter her eye lids so we can guess that these two may have a relationship together.We then go back to the smudeged watercolour canvas as we see a pair of cats eating left overs in the bin and the soundtrack then suggests that you wuoldnt find this family of cats doing this. it then snaps to the three kittens plaing again and two of th stop and look up admiringly whislt one goes on a tantrum, the next shot is mid shot of the mother and her kitten as the mother lovingly comforts her kitten as she buts a bow on her,it then cuts to this kitten sitting superior on top of the pian grooming herslef in the same way her mother did a few shos back. The next few shots consist of the hree playfull kittens running and hurdling over objects before we hit a long shot of the piano and then the kittens walk into the shot and try and clamber up to the keys. One kitten manages to get up to the piano and then lays the keys that go in time with the soundtrack and then the next shot is one kitten dabbing it's paw in piant and then splasing it on to the canvas, the canvas is hidden from view so we cant see the image being drawn, this is a long shot. the canvas then appears and we see the cat throw paint on it,we then zoom in on the canvas and then have another cut and we have a close up the paint dripping down the canvas and then painiting a picure of Paris. We then zoom in and we can see the eifel tower and then a horse and carriage comes in to view. the sht then fades to the horse and carraige going through the streets, the settings are very posh and grand and then text comes up on screen telling us the location and date " Paris 1910". Riding in he carriage is an old looking woman sitting by herself with her cheaffuer one seat ahead. We then have a close up shot of the horses head as a kitten runs downs it neck and sits on its head. It then cuts back to the carriage and we get a mid shot of the lady picking up the kitten and giving it praise whilst its mother is sat next to the woman. The music is still very French and upbeat and light, the shot then fades to a close up of the woman and kitten and then the mother joins in as she rubs up agianst the old lady and purs appreciatlevly. A kitten then procedes o climb all over the driver (Edgars face) they then pull up at a posh looking neighbour hood and the carriage comes to a stop, Edgar hops out nd helps down the women who he goes on to call madam a vast amount of times stating her importance, the shot then switches to a close up of the horse called FruFru nieghing for some appreciaion and the woman gives her a well erned treat.

Josh.