An introduction

A films introduction is a directors first chance to catch the audiences attention, baiting their interest with an intriguing premise or image and hooking them so they eagerly await more. Its also an excuse for directors to show off their considerable talent, a challenge that the greats like Wes Anderson and Francis Ford Coppola rise to time and time again. Its within a films introduction where we can find filmic conventions and techniques at their best, elements like mise-en-scene and sound design, the films editing and the cinematography all playing an integral part in the creative whole. For this blog I will be scrutinizing the introduction sequences of four films, analyzing the different film technique on display and discussing how these elements come together to welcome us to some of the most defining films in the history of cinema.