Blog Post #39 Opening shots

 Today I will be analyzing opening shots in film and how they are used to demonstrate the setting, and Mise-en-Scene in the scene.



Opening shots are crucial in film for setting the tone of the scenes and helping to convey the setting in the upcoming shots. Opening shots can also help with introducing the characters in a film with the shot being important towards the audiences first reactions for these new characters. The use of the opening shot is an important factor in many big company films because it allows for them to use their high budget to create an immersive and vivid environment to hook the audience on the story of the opening scene. This is crucial if there are important plot points in these opening scenes. An example of this is the opening shot of Dune: Part Two with the vivid landscape and almost dream like lighting in the shot. This helps immerse the audience in the Mise-en-Scene and setting of the film, through the dark and warm environment that is shown in the opening shot.



The opening shots can also come in many different ways with an endless amount of shots that can be possibly used. If the director wanted to convey a scene about two main characters, they can use a two-person shot to help with that. Or in another case if the director wanted to convey that it is a rainy and cold day they could use a long shot of someone in a heavy jacket walking through a rain filled sky. These types of shots help the director better set up the scene and convey new qualities to the setting. These shots can also incorporate aspects of Mise-en-Scene and also new characters into the scene, this can help introduce pivotal characters into the opening scene. This in turn helps the audience identify the characters and setting better in the next few scenes of the film. 



I will be incorporating this into my film by using my opening shot to convey a sense of scenery and help convey the setting for the scene. This use of the opening shot helps me as the director better bring the audience into my opening scene with the characters playing basketball through this shot. So with my opening shot instead of introducing characters I will rather introduce the setting, the lighting being used, and some aspects of Mise-en-Scene that I will be using in the opening sequence.

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