Narrative: They were five students with nothing in common,

faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high

school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m.,

they had bared their souls to each other and become good

friends. To the outside world they were simply a Brain, an

Athlete, a Basket Case, a Princess, and a Criminal, but to each

other, they would always be the Breakfast Club.

Camera shot 1 Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Simple Minds – Don’t you (Forget about me) song is

introduced starts to play as background music

Content – The music is an iconic, well known song. ‘Universal’

is also well known and is a very successful fi lm production.

Camera shot 2

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Simple minds is sti l l playing.

Content – The gold on the black makes the credits stand out to

help the audience remember.

Camera shot 3

Camera shot –Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – The fact that we are told this fi lm is made by ‘John

Hughes’ shows he wants to be known and has made other

popular fi lms

Camera shot 4

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – The title of the fi lm in the same font as the credits.

Looks bold against the black background.

1985 Comedy 97 min

Main Characters: John Bender, Brian Johnson, Richard Vernon,

Andrew Clark.

Camera shot 5

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Emilio Estevez’

Camera shot 7

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Anthony Michael Hall’

Camera shot 6

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound - Same song

Content – ‘Paul Gleason’

Camera shot 8

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘John Kapelos’

Camera shot 9

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Judd Nelson’

Camera shot 10

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Molly Ringwald’

Camera shot 13

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Costume Designer Marilyn Vance’

Camera shot 14

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Production supervisor Richard Hashimoto’

Camera shot 12

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Casting by Jackie Burch’

Camera shot 11

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Ally Sheedy’

Camera shot 15

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Executive Producers Gil Friesen and Andrew Meyer’

Camera shot 16

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Music Composed and Supervised by Keith Forsey’

Camera shot 18

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound - Same song

Content – ‘Production Designer John W.Corso’

Camera shot 17

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Edited by Dede Allen A.C.E’

Camera shot 19

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Director of Photography’

Camera shot 21

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Produced by Ned Tanen and John Hughes’

Camera shot 22

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Simple minds as been played throughout the whole

title sequence.

Content – ‘Written and Directed by John Hughes’ his name is

mentioned again to present the importance he has.

Camera shot 20

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Same song

Content – ‘Co-Produced by Michelle Manning’

Camera shot 23

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Song is becoming distant.

Content – This quote suggests that the fi lm will be based

around children/teenagers. And quote by well known singer.

Camera shot 24

Camera shot – Wide Shot

Sound – Glass shatter, as if something has been thrown at

glass. And music stops.

Content – The glass shatter effect that reveals a high school

location

Mise–en–scene: The first two minutes show that the film may be set in the location of a school. We do not see much

lighting other than the black background that is used when showing the credits. No costumes are shown because we

see no characters, this is different to the other three films that I analysed, and this may be because the genre is

completely different. The first thing we see in big bold font is the film company "universal" and its logo. This leaves us

with the expectation that we are going to see a quality, main-stream Hollywood film. Seeing that John Hughes is the

producer and director also leaves us with the expectation that it is going to be a quality film.

Sound: The background music is very upbeat all throughout the first two minutes. The music used is iconic and fits well

with the film genre and plot as in the lyrics, as the song title is ‘Don’t you forget about me’. Also they may want the

audience to gain a positive feel with the fact by using music that is upbeat and catchy during the credits so they gain

an idea of what’s to come. The glass shatter at the end of the credits could be quite surprising for the audience as it is

an unexpected transition, also it could suggest vandalism/trouble and unexpected things to happen in the film. The

mood is set straight away, with a strong drum beat being played over the opening credits which reflects the rebellious

attitudes of the 1980s. The music is also a signal to the audience that the film has begun, will attract the audience’s

attention, I think this is a good convention for any film.

Editing: The editing is very limited throughout the first two minutes, this may be because there is nothing much

happening, and we are only shown the titles/credits. But at the end of the credits the screen shatters like glass would

and we are shown the first location in which the film may be set. The opening scene sets the scene at the school for

the film. It gets the audience in the rebellious mood of the film through the use of music and images of the school and

the glass shattered effect also supports this.

Camera shots: During the opening two minutes the camera shots are very limited. I believe this is because we are only

being shown the credits. Although at the end we are shown a Long/Wide shot of ‘Shermer High School’ which tells the

audience that this film is based in a high school, teenage environment. Through the camera shots we (the audience)

have no real knowledge of what is happening or what is going to happen and why we are shown a shot of a h igh

school (in the first two minutes)

Stereotypes: Typical setting of a teenage movie and typical convention of teenagers which is

vandalism/rebellion. This is also shown with the background music; it is upbeat, rebellious and

loud. If we were basing the stereotypes throughout the whole film then we are shown this through

the characters clothing and their actions, it tell us the social group that they are a part of. Also the

stereotypes also represent how the members of the breakfast club see on another in the beginning

of the movie; you have the nerd, the princess, the criminal, the basket case and the athlete.

Theories: Through the first two minutes we (the audience) cannot find any theories that are being

represented due to the fact that only the credits are being shown, this is typical for a genre like this

(Comedy)

Genre: As the genre of this film is Comedy, I think that it is not a clearly shown as the other films I

have analysed were through the shots, editing, mis en scene etc. Although, the music does help

convey the genre with its upbeat tone.