Typically good film openings

Dear Readers,

i am looking at film openings made by other directors as it is crucial to my research, so i can see how directors create their award winning movies...

For my Genre in particular, i like the 1996 movie 'scream's ' film opening...


“What’s your favorite scary movie?”

"Wes Craven’s self-aware sense of pitch-black humor is complimented only by his ability to engineer a freaky horror set piece, in this case one of the best of all time"  – Daniel Walber

I really like this because it's a situation i can relate myself too and in the first 4 minutes the viewer is already on edge, due to the music intensifying and the repetitive phone calls building up suspense.
The director Wes Craven also directed the nightmare on elm street and scream4. This director uses a specific dramatic technique because the music ran through out and the sounds are cleverly put together. This film opening is one i favour because i particularly like the girl home alone idea as it's the perfect setting to empathise with her, because you could imagine yourself in her shoes!

However in general i like these film openings...

Manhattan - Directed by Woody Allen

 "Chapter one…”
The music captures the many tempos of New York City and few movies capture its blend of anxiety and romance like Woody Allen’s black & white films. The opening lays down its inexpressible love for the city with rushed class, matching the fits and starts of Allen’s tortured monologue to the unstoppable drive of the music. In the end it is New York itself that wins, pushing past the script into a wordless celebration of its skyline and rhythm that can only explode into fireworks.
I like the voice over because it adds a depth of field to the opening, like a narrative that is speaking to the audience directly. I feel this is something i could encorperate within my 2 minute opening as it bring the effect of more than just a movie to watch but get involved with!

Clueless - Amy Heckering


"looking out a dirty old window..."
I LOVE this film opening because the music is really upbeat and starts the movie off to a good start, it also over laps in the opening titles so it allows the movie to flow from titles to the opening scene. I love the narrative over the top once again, especially how it's americanised over the top. I once again like the use of the girl character as the main character, it adds a unintended feeling of empathy.

Until next time readers... bye!

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