Film Openings

Key Elements/ Features

Some key elements to a opening scene are main characters, tone, world build up, foreshadowing, and conflicts. 

Purposes and Reasons

The purposes for opening scenes

Similarities of Conventions

Horror, Romance, and Science Fiction

Similarities:

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Differences:

• Horror lighting tends to be darker, underexposed with lots of shadows, romance movies consists of more a brightly lit or high key lighting, and science fiction often uses cold or blue lighting in their films.
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