Toy Story- Opening Sequence

This is the opening clip to Toy Story. In this clip sound and music is used to create a fun and child friendly atmosphere. In this opening clip we can almost immediately see who the main character is going to be because the young boy, called Andy, is playing with all his toys but we hear a lot more of Woody as Andy plays with him a lot more than the others. There is also some other characters who have speaking parts as we see a lot of throughout the film. The fact that they are speaking shows that they are more important than the characters. The non-diagetic music is also a representation of the characters as it is upbeat and fun when Andy is playing with them but when the Toys start to panic the musics tempo picks up and it is less friendly.

The sound and music is also used to represent the genre of the film. The non-diagetic music is used to create a calm, fun and entertaining environment and this tells the audience that it is a children's film. The music is upbeat and fits in with the action throughout the clip. There is also a main song which we see throughout the three Toy Story films called 'you've got a friend in me'. This song represents the narrative and this means that the audience can relax while watching the film as they know that it is a child friendly film. However, when the tension builds up the music speeds up and the audience feel the tension as well.