Comparing and Contrasting title sequences

    How does the music style suggest what genre the show is?

 The music from the opening of The Avengers is an upbeat tune which reflects the time on 1960 being the year of fun and experimental music (Beatles etc). It also suggests a crime drama by the slow yet enticing beat that can be heard while 'sexy' pictures of Diana Riggs can be shown. 

What does the typography of the graphics suggest about the show's era?

The typography is bold and block, its quite plain and big because it shows the importance of the type of crime drama also it was set in the 1960's so the typography is not new and fancy but just old and quite boring.

3.     Explain how Patrick Macnee's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression.

Patrick Macnees character is wearing a suit and looks very smart, so that represents he is of the upper class which may mean he is highly respected. He is shown holding a flower, this may represent chivalry from his behaviour  because he had offered it to the woman, Patrick later in the title sequence is then holding a gun, this proves his dominance and importance as not everybody can just have a gun. His facial expressions look quite mysterious as he has got a very straight face and at some points is looking in a different direction as if he is looking at something going on but however still doesn't have an facial expression except a straight face.

 How is the flower prop used to link the two characters together?

The flower prop is used to link the characters together because it shows chivalry. Steed is giving it to Peel because maybe this shows they fancy each other or are together. When Peel has the flower she seems to smile to something next to her which to us looks like it could be the Steed

5.     Explain how Diana Rigg's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression.

Diana Riggs character is seen as a role model for young girls as she was the first woman to be sexualised which before her was not common at all as in the 1960's women would be covered  and unrevealed. The iconography used shows two different perspectives of Diana Riggs (Emma Peel) character because at first she is holding the flower which shows her feminine girly side and then she is holding a gun, this shows her strong and powerful side and that she is equal to Steed when no woman was equal to a man in that time.

What does the term 'teleplay' mean or what is the modern terminology? Why do you think The Avengers is called this?

The term, Teleplay' is a play written or adapted for television. The Avengers was called this because it was adapted for television by the use of prop and costume.

7        How is editing linked to music?  

      The editing in the clip is linked as it fits the musics pase and genre. The music allows us to understand the characters and their body language and costume. 

How are the use of props and body language used to present the characters towards the end and what are the audience expectations of the show as a result

Towards the end of the opening we see Peel and Steed holding some props but are holding them in a violent way that looks to be like a weapon. The audience then expect the show to be violent and filled with fighting. 

Compare this opening sequence with the one below by picking out the similarities and differences and explaining what they suggest about how television technology has developed and how audience expectations have changed.

The Avengers opening scene and cuffs opening scene have some differences and similarities. The Avengers is in black and white where as Cuffs is in colour. Cuffs looks a lot more modern and technically advanced than The Avengers which just looks data. The music in both clips is very fast pace and tense however the music in Cuffs is more hard core rock which doesn't really conform to the genre of the show.