Thursday, October 01, 2015

Opening & Closing Shots

How you start and how you end your film is important. The first for setting up the theme of your film and what audiences should expect, the last for closure and what you leave your audience with.

Here are two videos detailing side by side the opening and closing shot of various films. Do they tell you anything?

So note that in a sense these may be considered spoilers, though without the name of the film or context, it may not necessarily ruin anything for you, but just be aware.