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1. NAME: __________________________
Types of Film Opening Sequences
Linear or
Non-Linear
Descriptions of the characteristics within the openingsequence
Opening sequences that are more focused around themes, concepts and small details.
Designed to be more enigmatic so that there are more complex puzzles for the audience to try to solve.
The rest of the film is likely to carry on from the opening sequence.
Opening sequences that are more focused around introducing you to a scene and characters.
Designed to be more clear so you can follow the story, sense of time is also clear.
Sense of time is unclear and likely to show flickers of narrative to restrict information such as setting or character.
Film Briefdescription
of openingscene
Type of film
opening
(Linearor
Non-Linear)
What is the purpose ofthe
openingscene?
What are the
actual creditsand
title look like?
How is it similar to the other
openings?
In what ways is it differentto
the otheropenings?
Example:
Forest
Gump
-insky,slowly
followingawhite
feather,blowing
by a townto a
man on a bus
stopbench
-establishgenre(drama)
-establishsetting(inasmall
Americantown)
-establishcharacter(man
whohas gone on a long
journey,waitingforbus)
-give creditstocast and crew
-simple seriffont
-white
-fade inandout
effectonthemto
enhance ‘softness’
-crewrolesare
smallerthan
names
In comparisontoSeven:
-musicto establishmood
-timingandwrittencredits –
roughlythe same orderand
application
-imageryestablishesgenre
In comparisontoSeven:
-choppy,montage editing
-identityof charactersnot
revealsinboth
-differentfontforcredits
-FG ismostlylongandmid
shotsand Sevenismore close
upsand extreme close upsto
be more enigmatic

2. NAME: __________________________
Film Briefdescription
of openingscene
Type of film
opening
(Linearor
Non-Linear)
What is the purpose ofthe
openingscene?
What are the
actual creditsand
title look like?
How is it similar to the other
openings?
In what ways is it differentto
the otheropenings?
Seven

3. NAME: __________________________
Film Briefdescription
of openingscene
Type of film
opening
(Linearor
Non-Linear)
What is the purpose ofthe
openingscene?
What are the
actual creditsand
title look like?
How is it similar to the other
openings?
In what ways is it differentto
the otheropenings?

4. NAME: __________________________
Homework
Film Briefdescription
of openingscene
Type of film
opening
(Linearor
Non-Linear)
What is the purpose ofthe
openingscene?
What are the
actual creditsand
title look like?
How is it similar to the other
openings?
In what ways is it differentto
the otheropenings?
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Snakeyes
Challenge
task
Film
name: