Film openings

1. Introduces
the
characters
The
purpose of
a film
opening
Shows
relavent
events
Hints at the
genre
Establishes a
certain
mood or
atmosphere
Purpose of a film opening
Establishes
the placa
and location
of the film
Establishes
the era
Raises
enigma

2. We looked at a number of film openings in the lesson and took notes:
10 things I hate about you
•Established the era through the use of music and visual
•Introduces characters
•Establishes the location, the film opens with an extreme long shot of San Francisco
•Hints at the genre, most of the characters a teenagers so it presumed that it’s a teen movie
Hot Fuzz
•Introduces characters, the opening mainly focuses on one main character
•Establishes the era, you can instantly tell it’s is set in the modern day
•Hints at the genre, certain parts of the main characters dialogue suggest the film is a comedy
Minority report
•Establishes the genre, the opening suggest the film is a physiological thriller
•Relevant events, a murder takes places which is presumably key to the movie’s plot in some way
•Establishes the mood, a murder takes places along with other things that give the impression of quite a dark mood
•Raises enigmas, the opening is quite confusing so it leaves viewers with a lot of questions