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Friday, 15 January 2010

General background of Opening Sequence



A good film opening

DO's

  • Thrilling music. Tense at moments. Build up of tension
  • Make the viewer interested / intrigued and want them to see more
  • Tell the viewer the genre and location of the film
  • Use different camera shot techniques
  • Use Mise en Scene effectively
  • Show the protagonist and/or antagonist
DONT's

  • Give away too much of the plot
  • Have unprofessional / unsteady camera work
  • Tacky looking movie with cheesy music
  • Boring titles
  • Irrelevant sound to the movie

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