We used a lot of suitable conventions for both a children's film opening sequence and the genre we chose (fantasy). We opened with some establishing shots of our main character, beginning to reveal his image and personality. The audience are informed of the location; bright and sunny area to relate to 'Jimmy's' happy and playful nature. It is also set at a school, which children are familiar with. We also included opening credits, however they could have been improved to match the typical conventions of an opening sequence, and related more to the style of the film.
We used certain moments in the narrative of our opening sequence to specify it to our genre. This included our main character talking to a burger through his imagination. The unnaturalistic elements within it, allow it to follow the typical conventions of a fantasy genre.
We used a wide range of different shots within our opening sequence which were essential on presenting certain aspects, eg, reaction shot of the characters face to emphasise the absurdity of the situation, and close ups of the burger to alert the audience of the importance of it in relation to the rest of the mise-en-scene. On the other hand, we could have made the camerawork more steady, and improve on the continuity (because some parts appear to 'jump' between shots) to make it look more professional.
We didn't use much special effects in our opening sequence, however the talking burger could have been made by CGI instead of manually. If we had the equipment and time, we would have chosen to use this to make it to a more professional standard, as although we got the basic impression right, there was obvious string used which makes it look unprofessional.