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Otwarcie filmu fabularnego, jego funkcje i znaczenie
Opening of the film and its functions

Author(s): Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: opening of the film; first sequence; first 10 minutes;

Summary/Abstract: Legendary American producers who’d accepted to read tens of scripts had a justified approach to read only first ten pages. Although on a first sight it may appear negligence, they knew well that if they are not convinced by the first pages of the script, it is very likely that the audience won’t feel convinced either. The article concerns the role of the film opening and its structure. Its functions and transformations are described upon the examples of films by Ingmar Bergman and Paul Thomas Anderson.

  • Issue Year: 20/2017
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 233-251
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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