The document discusses conventions used in the opening scene of the film Pulp Fiction. It summarizes that the opening scene introduces the main characters as they casually discuss previous criminal activities, establishing them as antagonists. Low lighting and camera angles are used to show one character is confident yet hiding something. An establishing shot of a cafe is shown, setting up the location for where something important will happen.

1. Pulp fiction
• Opening scene conventions: production logo
is shown before the movie.

2. Pulp Fiction
Genre convention: antagonist has shadows, showing he has something to hide. This is
made with the use of low lighting.
Antagonist is very confident which is shown by the way he is sitting. This is a way for
him to dominate his power.
Opening scene conventions: we are introduced to the both characters and they
casually talk about illegal activities so we understand they are the bad people.
There is an establishing shot clearly of a cafe where something is going to happen.

3. Pulp fiction
• Genre conventions: The scene is set in a cafe which is a place where
people see as normal so for something bad to happen there will
make the audience scared because they think that could happen to
them too. In this scene there is elevator music and the digetic
sounds that would occur in a cafe such as stirring a drink.
• Opening scene conventions: the audience is being told by
the characters about their previous criminal activities to
give them background information.

4. • Genre conventions: guns or weapons will show the
violence that will be in the film and introduces what type
of genre the film is.
• Opening scene conventions: the opening scenes shows
the audience who the protagonist is by showing them do
something bad, which in this is handling a gun.

5. • Opening scene conventions: the opening scene
shows us the relations between the characters.
The to characters kissing shows they are in an
intimate relationship.

6. • Opening scene conventions: the opening scene
will introduce the title of the film clearly and make
it appropriate to the genre.
• Genre convention: big bold letters introducing the
title of the film shows that the film is an action,
crime or/and thriller film.