Film openings, the right one
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What is the purpose of film openings?
Film openings are designed to establish a tone or emotion. The audience needs to fall into the same mood and emotion as the film they are watching.
A successful film opening will leave you feeling intrigued, exited and desperate to find out what happens in the following movie. Film openings should be like a short taster of what is come.
Film openings should leave the audience with an emotion towards the film they are about to view.
A film opening should allow the viewer to establish and get an idea of the story that is about to be foretold.
Types of film openings Film openings can be dramatic, artistic, action packed and dark.
Different film genres like horror, thriller, western and comedy have different styles of film openings to represent their stories.
Example of an artistic film opening
Cabin Fever 2 Spring break- Horror
Cartoon style
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Background story information being depicted
Halloween- horror
Pumpkin, a symbol of Halloween and reference to the film title and background story
Starts of with a sequence of marvel comic pictures, this is to indicate the origins of the film.
Back ground information regarding the creation of the hulk. This is indicated with scientific equipment and environment
Hulk- superhero movie
The film is a remake of the original, so dose not have a background story being depicted in the opening, but uses a pumpkin as significance
Dark background with creepy music help to create the effect of something sinister
Examples of film openings
Dinner for Schmucks- comedy
Mice, create a comical effect
The opening sequence is a reference to the story and one of the characters in the film
Bright colours help to create a happy setting
uplifting music helps to create a sense of happiness along with the mice, which create humor
Romantic scenes with the mice, suggest that the film may contain romance
Casino Royale- action
Iconic image used in the film series
Title sequence
Action scenes being depicted, indicate what the film will contain
Evaluation
Even with different film geners and different style of film openings all these film openings have similar qualities.
Each film opening creates a mood and an atmosphere.
Each film opening avoids reviling to much of the story
Each film opening represents the type of film being watched