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Film Opening Conventions
By Will De Ath
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Studio titles and logos
• Studio titles and logos are usually one of the first things to be shown on screen in a film.
• These Studios can be a large or a smaller company showing different types of logos and titles depending on their popularity.
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Studio titles and logos
• For example, Twickenham Film Studios, who are a smaller company, do not have a set logo for their company so they just use a title to show their name:
• On the other hand larger film studios like Warner Bros. stick to a set logo to display their company name:
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Studio titles and logos
• Studio’s logos can give us a suggestion of what the genre could be before the film starts.
• An example of this is shown in a Warner Bros. film. This film shows the Warner Bros. logo in a dark, black and white version:
• This shows us a instant look of what the film’s genre might be like as this one connotes that it could be a thriller.
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Genres
• Most film opening try to show the genre clearly before the film starts which makes the audience feel the mood and atmosphere of the film and therefore keeps them interested.
• They do this by their titles, logos, sound, camera shots, actors, editing and lighting.
• For example the film ‘Visioneers’ shows Zach Galifianakis, a comedy actor, who suggests to the viewer the film’s genre of comedy.
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Genres
• For example the film ‘Visioneers’ shows Zach Galifianakis, a comedy actor, who suggests to the viewer the film’s genre of comedy.
• All these aspects try to show the viewer what the establishing genre is.
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Characters
• Film openings usually show the main characters in the first 2-3 minutes to establish what is on with them and who they are in the film.
• This is important to the film as it introduces the audience to what is expected out of the film from the type and genre of the actors playing the parts.
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Characters
• The film openings normally show them in a mid shot/close up shot to show the audience what they are like as a character.
• This is done to suggest to the audience more of the establishing genre and the themes that fit around the characters.
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Text
• The text in film opening scenes are key for establishing genres and themes in films
• For example, the different types of font, sizes and colours of the text can instantly influence you on what the film may be about.
• The film 40 year old virgin shows a simple title in plan white connoting to the viewers that it could be a comedy about a simple man.
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Sound
• The sound in film openings is one of the most key things that make the viewer interested and makes them understand the genre and themes easier.
• For example, the film Gran Torino starts with a instrumental version of the theme song sung by Jamie Cullum – Gran Torino. This suggests to us that as the song artist is of a Jazz style this shows the audience that it is in for a sad film that the Jazz music has set.