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Codes and 
conventions of film 
openings.
Film openings are 
used to: 
• Show the audience 
where the film is set. 
• Introduce the characters. 
• Show the genre and what 
the film is about. 
• Draw the audiences 
attention into the film.
Conventions of a film 
opening 
• Around 2 minutes long. 
• Introduce the key characters, 
eg: protagonist, antagonist, 
sidekick ect. 
• the Introduce narratve. 
the beginning of 
• Establishes a 
platform/scene. 
• Key credits such as 
production company, star 
system and director. 
• Usually start with 
equilibream 
• A key event will occur. 
• Non diegetic sound.
BBeeggiinnss ttoo sshhooww ‘‘HHoollllyywwoooodd PPiiccttuurreess’’ wwhhiicchh iiss aa llaabbeell ooff 
WWaalltt DDiissnneeyy ssttuuddiiooss.. IItt aallssoo sshhoowwss ‘‘SSppyyggllaassss 
eenntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt’’ wwhhiicchh iiss aa ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn ccoommppaannyy..
k Kennedy/ Marshall is a well knnoowwnn ccoommppaannyy tthhaatt pprroodduucceess 
eenntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt ttoo aauuddiieenncceess wwoorrllddwwiiddee.. 
AAlloonngg wwiitthh BBaarrrryy MMeennddeell,, wwhhoo iiss aa wweellll kknnoowwnn pprroodduucceerr..
It introduces the main characters uussiinngg aa ffaaddee iinn 
aanndd oouutt,, wwiitthh aa ffoonntt tthhaatt ccoonnssiissttss ooff ccaappiittaall lleetttteerrss,, 
aanndd sshhaarrpp lleetttteerriinngg.. TThhee ffaaddee iinn aanndd oouutt ccoonnnnoottee 
tthhee ttyyppee ooff ggeennrree iitt bbeelloonnggss ttoooo;; aallssoo tthhee bbllaacckk 
bbaacckkggrroouunndd mmaakkeess iitt cclleeaarr iitt wwoouulldd ccoommee UUnnddeerr 
aa hhoorrrroorr oorr tthhrriilllleerr..
bot The first scene introduces bothh cchhaarraacctteerrss ffoorr tthhee aauuddiieennccee ttoo 
ffeeeell ffaammiilliiaarr wwiitthh tthheemm.. TThheeyy bbootthh sshhooww aa lloovviinngg aattttiittuuddee ttoo oonnee 
aannootthheerr wwhhiicchh sshhoowwss tthheeyy aarree iinn aa rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp.. IItt uusseess llooww kkeeyy 
lliigghhttiinngg wwhhiicchh ccoonnnnootteess aaggaaiinn tthhaatt tthhiiss iiss aa hhoorrrroorr oorr tthhrriilllleerr..
The next scene draws tthhee aatttteennttiioonn ooff tthhee 
aauuddiieennccee,, aass tthheeyy ddiissccoovveerr ssoommeetthhiinngg iiss nnoott rriigghhtt.. 
TThhiiss mmaakkeess tthhee aauuddiieennccee wwoorrrryy oonn wwhhaatt hhaass 
aaccttuuaallllyy hhaappppeenneedd.. TThhiiss mmaakkeess iitt aa ssuucccceessssffuull 
ooppeenniinngg aass tthhee aauuddiieennccee iiss aallrreeaaddyy ddrraawwnn iinnttoo
TThhee aauuddiieennccee tthheenn ffiinnddss oouutt tthhaatt aa mmaann wwhhoo iiss mmeennttaallllyy 
ddiissttuurrbbeedd hhaass bbrrookkeenn iinn,, aanndd iiss aaccccuussiinngg tthhee mmaann,, wwhhoo 
wwaass hhiiss ppssyycchhiiaattrriisstt,, ooff ddooiinngg ssoommeetthhiinngg wwrroonngg.. TThhiiss 
aauuttoommaattiiccaallllyy hheellppss tthhee aauuddiieennccee ttoo uunnddeerrssttaanndd tthhaatt 
tthhiiss ffiillmm iiss aa ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall tthhrriilllleerr..
Bruce Willis is then shot, and the ccaammeerraa sshhoott sshhoowwss aa 
bbiirrddss eeyyee vviieeww aanndd mmoovveess oouutt sslloowwllyy.. IItt tthheenn ffaaddeess oouutt 
aanndd ggiivveess tthhee aauuddiieennccee aanndd aaffffeecctt ooff ssiittttiinngg aatt tthhee eeddggee 
ooff tthheeiirr sseeaattss,, wwaannttiinngg ttoo kknnooww iiff hhee wwiillll ssuurrvviivvee oorr nnoott..

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Codes and conventions of film openings

  • 1. Codes and conventions of film openings.
  • 2. Film openings are used to: • Show the audience where the film is set. • Introduce the characters. • Show the genre and what the film is about. • Draw the audiences attention into the film.
  • 3. Conventions of a film opening • Around 2 minutes long. • Introduce the key characters, eg: protagonist, antagonist, sidekick ect. • the Introduce narratve. the beginning of • Establishes a platform/scene. • Key credits such as production company, star system and director. • Usually start with equilibream • A key event will occur. • Non diegetic sound.
  • 4. BBeeggiinnss ttoo sshhooww ‘‘HHoollllyywwoooodd PPiiccttuurreess’’ wwhhiicchh iiss aa llaabbeell ooff WWaalltt DDiissnneeyy ssttuuddiiooss.. IItt aallssoo sshhoowwss ‘‘SSppyyggllaassss eenntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt’’ wwhhiicchh iiss aa ddiissttrriibbuuttiioonn ccoommppaannyy..
  • 5. k Kennedy/ Marshall is a well knnoowwnn ccoommppaannyy tthhaatt pprroodduucceess eenntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt ttoo aauuddiieenncceess wwoorrllddwwiiddee.. AAlloonngg wwiitthh BBaarrrryy MMeennddeell,, wwhhoo iiss aa wweellll kknnoowwnn pprroodduucceerr..
  • 6. It introduces the main characters uussiinngg aa ffaaddee iinn aanndd oouutt,, wwiitthh aa ffoonntt tthhaatt ccoonnssiissttss ooff ccaappiittaall lleetttteerrss,, aanndd sshhaarrpp lleetttteerriinngg.. TThhee ffaaddee iinn aanndd oouutt ccoonnnnoottee tthhee ttyyppee ooff ggeennrree iitt bbeelloonnggss ttoooo;; aallssoo tthhee bbllaacckk bbaacckkggrroouunndd mmaakkeess iitt cclleeaarr iitt wwoouulldd ccoommee UUnnddeerr aa hhoorrrroorr oorr tthhrriilllleerr..
  • 7. bot The first scene introduces bothh cchhaarraacctteerrss ffoorr tthhee aauuddiieennccee ttoo ffeeeell ffaammiilliiaarr wwiitthh tthheemm.. TThheeyy bbootthh sshhooww aa lloovviinngg aattttiittuuddee ttoo oonnee aannootthheerr wwhhiicchh sshhoowwss tthheeyy aarree iinn aa rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp.. IItt uusseess llooww kkeeyy lliigghhttiinngg wwhhiicchh ccoonnnnootteess aaggaaiinn tthhaatt tthhiiss iiss aa hhoorrrroorr oorr tthhrriilllleerr..
  • 8. The next scene draws tthhee aatttteennttiioonn ooff tthhee aauuddiieennccee,, aass tthheeyy ddiissccoovveerr ssoommeetthhiinngg iiss nnoott rriigghhtt.. TThhiiss mmaakkeess tthhee aauuddiieennccee wwoorrrryy oonn wwhhaatt hhaass aaccttuuaallllyy hhaappppeenneedd.. TThhiiss mmaakkeess iitt aa ssuucccceessssffuull ooppeenniinngg aass tthhee aauuddiieennccee iiss aallrreeaaddyy ddrraawwnn iinnttoo
  • 9. TThhee aauuddiieennccee tthheenn ffiinnddss oouutt tthhaatt aa mmaann wwhhoo iiss mmeennttaallllyy ddiissttuurrbbeedd hhaass bbrrookkeenn iinn,, aanndd iiss aaccccuussiinngg tthhee mmaann,, wwhhoo wwaass hhiiss ppssyycchhiiaattrriisstt,, ooff ddooiinngg ssoommeetthhiinngg wwrroonngg.. TThhiiss aauuttoommaattiiccaallllyy hheellppss tthhee aauuddiieennccee ttoo uunnddeerrssttaanndd tthhaatt tthhiiss ffiillmm iiss aa ppssyycchhoollooggiiccaall tthhrriilllleerr..
  • 10. Bruce Willis is then shot, and the ccaammeerraa sshhoott sshhoowwss aa bbiirrddss eeyyee vviieeww aanndd mmoovveess oouutt sslloowwllyy.. IItt tthheenn ffaaddeess oouutt aanndd ggiivveess tthhee aauuddiieennccee aanndd aaffffeecctt ooff ssiittttiinngg aatt tthhee eeddggee ooff tthheeiirr sseeaattss,, wwaannttiinngg ttoo kknnooww iiff hhee wwiillll ssuurrvviivvee oorr nnoott..