A film opening is the start of a film; it can be considered
the most important piece in a film since they are the first images the audience
sees when the lights go down. The opening may tell us the genre of the film and
one of the storylines of the movie to keep the viewers watching and to give the
audience a taster of the narrative. The opening should include many different
techniques, form the catchy music to fast paced editing. The most important
element to a good opening is the element of suspense.
I have searched on some film opening and the film I chose
was Love and Basketball because I feel it has a clever yet intriguing opening.
There is a use of clever shots and it leaves you wanting to know what happens
next.
All basketball games are divided into four quarters and
cleverly the film is divided intofour quarters to resemble a basketball game,
so at the start you are introduced to a clip that say First quarter.
Studying Mis-en-scene in this case costume, I feel that the
character being dressed in a tom boyish way is relevant to the scene as it
shows the other characters reaction to her. When it comes to creating a good
film having mis-en-scene is relevant to the film is vital.
At the end of the opening sequence we have a close up of a character
hurt on the grass
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