Script:
(SFX alarm clock ringing)
Mum: Arthur get up you are going to be late for your first day!
Arthur: [Groans]
(SFX alarm clock stops)
(Music track begins)
Arthur: Bye mum!
Mum: Good luck!
Arthur: [leaves house]
(Music stops)
(SFX school door opening)
(New music starts)
(SFX school background noise)
[Chattering groups as Arthur walks down the corridor]
(SFX classroom door opens)
Headmaster: Hello, you must be the new boy, take a seat.
As you can see in the script above, we have decided to use a minimal amount of dialogue. It is quite common to do this in opening sequences due to the fact that it helps the audience to concentrate on the representations, settings and characters that aid the development of the story; a lot of dialogue on top of everything else can divert attention away from key progressions in the plot. Two examples where they have used this are 'Daddy Day Care' and 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'. Despite the fact that, in the latter of the two, all the characters are dancing, they still only use dialogue on occasion and he only says small phrases and sentences that aid the storytelling. 'Daddy Day Care' is a good example of this being used during a morning routine.
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