Footloose, Herbert Ross (1984), Mood Board - Detailed

Footloose, Herbert Ross (1984), Mood Board - Detailed

 

The titles in Footloose are white and have a black background to them, the font used is also quite exciting and is not something that is used a lot. They are mainly used to show the main members of the production team. The titles for the film’s title are different to the ones used in the rest of the sequence. They somewhat resemble a shoelace made to look like words, this is most likely a reference to the title “Footloose” and the fact that in the background there are clips of people dancing.

The use of mise-en-scene is not very good in this clip as the only things of notice are the stage and the act that there are lots of people dancing on the stage but only the bottom parts of their legs and their feet are visible. The fact that the people are all wearing different types of shoes from trainers to boots could represent the fact that all teenagers are different.

As previously mentioned, the only clips are of people’s legs and feet which is shown by a close-up. I think that the purpose of the close-up is to make reference to the title of the film, however, I feel that a mid/long-shot would be better suited here as it would show more and keep the audience entertained more as clips of feet aren’t the most exciting thing in the world.

The music played is the now famous “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. This is still quite a well-known song now but would have been even more popular at the time of the film’s release. This would most likely have contributed to the film’s popularity.

There are no voiceovers aside from the song which I feel is fine due to the fact that the song is so popular and makes reference to the film’s title.

The only characters featured are those dancing in the background.

The editing is fairly fast-paced, it mainly consists of clips 5-7 seconds long featuring a person dancing with a title over the top of it which fades out just before the next clip appears.

In conclusion, I don't feel that the sequence from Footloose portrays the genre of teen angst very well as there isn't a lot of imagery to represent a stereotypical teenager - the closest being the use of different types of shoes.