What are the conventions of a film opening?
- Leaves us asking questions about what will happen
- Shows a title sequence
- Title of the film
- Key characters may be introduced
- Setting/Location may be introduced
- Company identification at the beginning of the opening scene
- Communicates the genre to the audience
Classical film opening Maid in Manhattan:
- Wide shot of a city scape
- Wide shot of a building
- Shot of a window
- Inside shot
- Meet the characters
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