Modes of Transport

Modes of Transport for Teens

When planning a film opening one of the good things to do is to take your audience on a journey, this is done metaphorically throughout the movie and can be mirrored in a movie opening by identifying the characters by their means of transport, an example of this would be the movie 'The Breakfast Club' where types of characters are identified by the type of car that the characters arrived in.

When thinking about our teen movie opening we have to think about the transport available to us.

One form of very popular transport in London is buses which is what many teenagers take to get to school. They're the favoured form of transport for most teenagers as its cheap and under education even free. This form of transport can be used to represent an average teenager.

Another popular form of transport in London is the underground, its fast and gets you to your desired location. Its used by teenagers who live perhaps further away from their school.

Walking is the most common way to get somewhere. When speaking of representation walking can be used to portray someone who is not as well of as other people e.g. a comparison of someone who is being dropped off in a nice car and someone who walks to school.

Cycling is a less common way of transport used in London as not many people like to do it. In representations it can be associated with teenagers who represent the minority for example have a small group of friends and aren't very social.