Sunday, 20 January 2013

Conventions of film openings

What are the conventions of film openings?

The purpose of a film opening is to get the viewers attention and to interest them into watching the rest of the film. The film opening also gives a hint of what type of genre it will be, for example if it is going to be a thriller, romance or action film. Film openings tend to be 2 or 3 minutes long, however it can go up to as long as 5 minutes. It introduces the main characters, the plot and the credits such as the director, the producer etc.


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