Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks title.

The title sequence for Agent Cody Banks introduces the family friendly neighborhood and that Cody isn't a regular teenager as he does a punching move as he gets out of bed. The text used is agent-like and is being typed as it comes on the screen as you would picture a 'spy'-like font to be. The music in the title sequence is quiet and slightly upbeat. It also portrays a happy mood and becomes louder as he does the punch getting out of bed.

Metro-Goldyn-Mager (MGM) Pictures Logo in Agent Cody Banks font.

The credits/media company logo is shown to the right. The logo for Metro-Goldfyn-Mager (MGM) Pictures is shown to the right. As shown, the font is used in the previously mentioned 'spy' font. It is produced in a modern way, looking uncluttered and professional.

Cody's punch.

Cody is the main character and is shown as an average teenager as he wakes up, looking lazy in bed and not keen to get up. However, as he gets up he does a fighting stance/punch which suggests he isn't a regular teenager as it isn't normal to get out of bed and to immediately punch.
Cody also has a normal, stereotypical family, he has a caring mother, a working father and a little brother that annoys him. This shows that he is in a normal family, but the way he is introduced as a 15 year old in a normal family but has irregular habits suggests he doesn't fit into his 'normal' family.

"Seattle" and time at the bottom, establishing the location.

The location is established as soon as the scene starts. As the first camera shot is shown, it comes up with "Seattle" and the time in the bottom right corner. The neighborhood is also shown with normal sized houses and a family community with people going to work, dogs barking, mail being delivered and joggers going past, nothing out of the ordinary with nothing bad expected to happen.

The theme tune/soundtrack is low tone as the scene is introduced, and only speeds up and gets louder as cody does his punching stance. This suggests that the location is also fairly normal without anything major happening otherwise the music would be more upbeat.

The film genre is established quickly in the film. This is done through the location of the family friendly neighborhood and through his stereotypically normal family, these conventions show the family genre, and being aimed towards families with younger children (5+) as it doesn't have a very complicated storyline. The storyline opening also shows that Cody is the main character and that he isn't ordinary.