Opening sequence 2- How to train your dragon

The opening sequence begins with the trademark man-in-moon Dreamworks, a night sky behind him with the clouds being cleared by a flick of his fishing line. If you look in the background carefully, a silhouette belonging clearly to a dragon- a Night Fury in particular- can be seen. This is key to the play as it is clearly about dragons and a Night Fury- or Toothless, as the main character, Hiccup, names him- is the first dragon to form a bond with a Viking.

Hiccup describes his home village as 'twelve days north of hopeless and a few degrees south to freezing to death'. His tone is serious and slightly depressed at describing his home. The village itself has stood for seven generations, 'but every single building is new'. His tone, his description of Berk and the slight lilt in his voice as he claims every house to be recently constructed, shows that there are issues with Berk, but these issues have a sense of interest to them.

He compares his home to that of other places. The only problem with Berk is the 'pests'. Most places have rats or mosquitoes, he claims as a shadow swoops over grazing sheep and drags one away. A fellow sheep seems not to be bothered by this sudden disappearance and moves forward to eat the grass his now absent friend had.

We first see Hiccup as he looks at the camera with his back to the door he had just hastily closed as fire billows around it. The constant attack of the dragons explain why every house is new. Hiccup appears to have a lopsided smile, as if the fact that dragons attacking his home village fascinates him.

'Most people would leave,' Hiccup states, but not them. They're Vikings and they have 'stubborness issues'. This proves evident as there are armoured Vikings running around with shields and weapons, seemingly at ease with the disastrous events wrecking havoc on their home. Hiccup is looked at disdainfully and many tell him to return inside or get out of the way. He is a clumsy character, unlike the rest of his Viking tribe. They are all prepped and built to fight dragons and protect their home- Hiccup is not.

Berk

Berk appears to be a mysterious island, described with negative words such as 'freezing death', 'misery' and 'hopeless', and this mystery is shrouding the island in a dense fog and icy waters. I believe I would not be using this sort of effect in my story as my production will not be as violent or as disastrous, although there may be a sense of mystery about it, such as the unidentifiable figure standing in front of two captured heroes.

Hiccup