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In filmmaking and video production, a scene is generally thought of as a section of a motion picture in a single location and continuous time made up of a series of shots, [4] which are each a set of contiguous frames from individual cameras from varying angles. A scene is a part of a film, as well as an act, a sequence (longer or shorter than ...
Cold open. A cold open (also called a teaser sequence) [1] is a narrative technique used in television and films. It is the practice of jumping directly into a story at the beginning of the show before the title sequence or opening credits are shown. In North American television, this is often done on the theory that involving the audience in ...
Title sequence. A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television programmes present their title and key production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often an opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video ). [1] It typically includes (or begins) the text ...
The transfer of a creative work or story, fiction or nonfiction, whole or in part, to a motion picture format; i.e. the reimagining or rewriting of an originally non-film work with the specific intention of presenting it in the form of a film. aerial perspective. aerial shot. alternate ending.
Up. opening sequence. The opening sequence to the 2009 Disney - Pixar film Up (sometimes referred to as " Married Life " after the accompanying instrumental piece, [1] the Up montage, or including the rest of the prologue The First 10 Minutes of Up [2]) has become known as a cultural milestone and a key element to the film's success. [citation ...
Overture (from French ouverture, lit. "opening") is a music instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. [1] During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing, instrumental, programmatic works that foreshadowed genres such as the ...
The opening credits of. A Farewell to Arms, based on the 1929 semi-autobiographical novel by. Ernest Hemingway. In a motion picture, television program or video game, the opening credits or opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production.
A narrative work beginning in medias res ( Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the chronological middle of the plot, rather than at the beginning ( cf. ab ovo, ab initio ). [1] Often, exposition is initially bypassed, instead filled in gradually through dialogue, flashbacks, or description of ...