What do we expect to see in the opening two minutes of a feature film?
Forest Gump Film Opening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7voy1vit6Y
How much of the plot is introduced in the opening two minutes? Absolutely nothing is shown to do with the plot in the opening. This opening is unique in comparison to other films as it shows a feather floating down from the sky and eventually falling at his feet. If you have previously seen the movie you would know that the feather represents him and his life. It resembles the ups and downs through the movement it takes. It's also white as that is the colour suite you always see Forest Gump wearing.
How many key characters are there? Forest Gump is shown towards the end of the opening when the feather falls at his feet. However it is not made clear that he is a key character as there is no dialogue or indication to make this clear.
Is there much dialogue? Within the opening two minutes of the movie there is no dialogue at all which is unique in comparison to most other movies. Movies usually have dialogue in the opening to set the scene and show key characters.
How many locations are there? There is one camera that follows the feather all the way down from the sky to his feet in one shot. It's set in a city/town and shows of places like the church, skyline and park.
What are the credits like? The opening scene show of key credits like the actor of forest Gump, editor and producer. It does so whilst the feather is falling through the sky.
Student Made Films
Exiled - How many key characters are there? In the opening there are four characters which are shown and quite clearly resembled as the main characters. There's one character however who seems to take the key role in the opening as he speaks. Is there much dialogue? Within the opening scene there is barely any dialogue. One of the four characters says two lines throughout the whole two minute opening but the movie is still very entertaining without dialogue because of the camera shots. How many locations are there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lwa5yait8U
Hemlock: The plot line of this film hasn't been introduced very well, there's not much you can tell during the two opening minutes. You can tell clearly there has been a murder and a man is taking the body and burring it in a field but due to this you cant predict what else is going to happen or if you'll see them characters again. There are two main characters involved which are the man who is carrying the body in a wheel barrow and the dead women inside the wheel barrow. There is no dialogue involved because of the fact that there are two characters and one of them is assumed dead. There are two locations which is a long country road and then the field but they are both connected so it could be included as one location but they are two different types. There credits are the same as the previous as media film just clear white text with the basic credits like starring, edited by etc. You can see this film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCSJkFoKw&t=6s
Carnage: In the opening part of this two minute film there isn't much to build off apart from the fact that you witness a murder. You can tell that the murderer is either angry or upset with something that the second character who gets killed has done. Once again there are two characters that have been introduced so far in the opening two minutes which is the man who is doing the murder and who we assume is a women being murdered because of the long female like hair. There is no dialogue involved in this part of the film because its a murder the women is just trying to run away therefore she cant scream and shout for help. The location is a forest but there a many different things used in the forest such as a river but then there's just a tree area where the murder happens. The credits aren't put over the normal part of the film they have a new slide in a scary and spooky sort of font. You can see this film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQR_pPHOWg&t=6s
How much of the plot is introduced in the opening two minutes? Absolutely nothing is shown to do with the plot in the opening. This opening is unique in comparison to other films as it shows a feather floating down from the sky and eventually falling at his feet. If you have previously seen the movie you would know that the feather represents him and his life. It resembles the ups and downs through the movement it takes. It's also white as that is the colour suite you always see Forest Gump wearing.
How many key characters are there? Forest Gump is shown towards the end of the opening when the feather falls at his feet. However it is not made clear that he is a key character as there is no dialogue or indication to make this clear.
Is there much dialogue? Within the opening two minutes of the movie there is no dialogue at all which is unique in comparison to most other movies. Movies usually have dialogue in the opening to set the scene and show key characters.
How many locations are there? There is one camera that follows the feather all the way down from the sky to his feet in one shot. It's set in a city/town and shows of places like the church, skyline and park.
What are the credits like? The opening scene show of key credits like the actor of forest Gump, editor and producer. It does so whilst the feather is falling through the sky.
Student Made Films
Exiled - How many key characters are there? In the opening there are four characters which are shown and quite clearly resembled as the main characters. There's one character however who seems to take the key role in the opening as he speaks. Is there much dialogue? Within the opening scene there is barely any dialogue. One of the four characters says two lines throughout the whole two minute opening but the movie is still very entertaining without dialogue because of the camera shots. How many locations are there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lwa5yait8U
Hemlock: The plot line of this film hasn't been introduced very well, there's not much you can tell during the two opening minutes. You can tell clearly there has been a murder and a man is taking the body and burring it in a field but due to this you cant predict what else is going to happen or if you'll see them characters again. There are two main characters involved which are the man who is carrying the body in a wheel barrow and the dead women inside the wheel barrow. There is no dialogue involved because of the fact that there are two characters and one of them is assumed dead. There are two locations which is a long country road and then the field but they are both connected so it could be included as one location but they are two different types. There credits are the same as the previous as media film just clear white text with the basic credits like starring, edited by etc. You can see this film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCSJkFoKw&t=6s
Carnage: In the opening part of this two minute film there isn't much to build off apart from the fact that you witness a murder. You can tell that the murderer is either angry or upset with something that the second character who gets killed has done. Once again there are two characters that have been introduced so far in the opening two minutes which is the man who is doing the murder and who we assume is a women being murdered because of the long female like hair. There is no dialogue involved in this part of the film because its a murder the women is just trying to run away therefore she cant scream and shout for help. The location is a forest but there a many different things used in the forest such as a river but then there's just a tree area where the murder happens. The credits aren't put over the normal part of the film they have a new slide in a scary and spooky sort of font. You can see this film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQR_pPHOWg&t=6s
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