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
- communicates the genre to the audience
This is the opening of American Beauty, this is an example of a classic opening:
Classic Opening:
- Wide shot city scape
- Wide shot building
- Shot of the window
- Inside shot
- Meet characters
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