| August 24, 2006 |
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The Opening Shots Project
Sometimes  those first few moments of screen time, when the popcorn's still hot and Ben Affleck has yet to open his mouth, stand as a film's highlight. In The Opening Shots Project, the movies gathered by film critic Jim Emerson don't generally lead to disappointment, but they all boast superb opening sequences. The project cites the Beatles fleeing from hysterical female fans in "A Hard Day's Night" and Woody Allen's direct address of the audience in "Annie Hall" as examples of opening shots that perfectly set the tone for what follows. This post compares five opening office-space shots, each communicating a different sense of depersonalization. Other openers addressed include "2001," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and "Star Wars." Check them out; you might even be inspired to watch the films to the very end. (in Movies & Film) |
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