The first shot of the opening sequence is some students walking of a school bus. We know this because the bus is a yellow bus (which is associated with schools) with 16-19 teenagers walking off with backpacks on their backs. This sets the scene of the opening sequence because we know that the main character is still at school and this could start to explain the narrative to the audience from the first shot of the film.

With the camera angle starting high above the students and slowly getting lower suggest that the main character is on the bus but the audience will have to wait until the camera is level and we can see who the main character is.

When the camera angle gets to a level point with a character in a white t-shirt and a backpack the audience know that he is the main character. With the character standing in the middle of the screen and the camera focused on him is shows that he is the main character of the film

The clothes the main character is wearing is what a stereotypical teenager would wear (t-shirt, jeans and backpack) to school. This is representing his social group because he is wearing an outfit that is typically worn by people of his age group (16-19)

The camera is continuing to follow the main character which suggests that something is building up for the character.

In this shot the main character is trying to interact with other students at the school. This shows that he wants to make friends and make his time at school better. This social group can be very negative towards other and make them feel low and with no self confidence. we as the audience feel sympathy and helpless for him because he hasn’t done anything wrong and we cant’ do anything to help him

From this shot we can see that he has been ignored by other people who he wants to interact with. This makes the audience feel more sympathetic towards him because he is facing social issues at school but the source of the problem isn’t him because he is trying to make the effort, it the other students who are not accepting of him

Another character is introduced to the film. This character is in a different social group as the main character because the female character is wearing a lot of makeup and doesn’t seem to comfortable talking to him at school. She is considered as a ‘popular’ person at school who is very quick to make judgements on other social groups because hers is considered to be the ‘best’. This shows the clashes of the two different social groups and unfairness that students have towards each other

The use of an over the shoulder shot allows both characters to be in the shot. This lets the audience acknowledge that both character are having a conversation. This shot also shows the poster behind the female character saying ‘PROM’ suggests that the main character is going to ask the female character to the school prom and the camera is looking at her so the audience can see her reaction

Another new character is introduced to the film. This character looks like a well respected person in the school because of the sports jacket that he is wearing, which shows that he is sporty and a stereotype in schools is that sporty people are ‘popular’. He is also seen as an influential character because his friend behind him is wearing the same sports jacket which shows that he wants to be respected and ‘popular’ like his friend who is seen as a ‘ring leader’

In this final shot we see the results of the social differences between the main character and the other students at the school, This camera angle shows that other students are not worried about the main character's emotional state but carry on with their normal school day, this is a prime example of the differences in social groups in schools. This shot shows the unfairness surrounding the main character at school and could be a sign that he could get help from outside of school.