Favourite film openings (inspirations)
The film which inspired me in terms of the genre was Black Swan (2010), directed by Darren Aronofosky, a psychological thriller centered around a ballet dancer as her fixation on getting the lead role in a production leads to her teetering on the brink of insanity.
An inspiration of mine for the title reveal is that of Midsommar (2019), directed by Ari Aster.
https://youtu.be/Rn3ucq_h9xY
The title is revealed in the middle of snow falling after a slow zoom of the camera into the window, and is understated, in terms of its size and font, especially in comparison to the two impactful scenes that precede it. The contrast of the snow falling in relation to the title of ‘midsommar’, Swedish for midsummer, is also made apparent, which adds to the ominous foreshadowing that what is to come in the film will be at odds with any assumptions made by the audience.
An inspiration to use a quote at the start of the film in the screenplay is Lady Bird (2017), directed and written by Greta Gerwig, which is a coming of age film that uses a quote by Joan Didion at the beginning to situate the importance of the location of Sacramento to the plot and storyline of the film. Similarly, the quote by Mary Oliver in our screenplay makes clear that the issue of identity is at the centre of the film.
An inspiration of mine for the title reveal is that of Midsommar (2019), directed by Ari Aster.
https://youtu.be/Rn3ucq_h9xY
The title is revealed in the middle of snow falling after a slow zoom of the camera into the window, and is understated, in terms of its size and font, especially in comparison to the two impactful scenes that precede it. The contrast of the snow falling in relation to the title of ‘midsommar’, Swedish for midsummer, is also made apparent, which adds to the ominous foreshadowing that what is to come in the film will be at odds with any assumptions made by the audience.
An inspiration to use a quote at the start of the film in the screenplay is Lady Bird (2017), directed and written by Greta Gerwig, which is a coming of age film that uses a quote by Joan Didion at the beginning to situate the importance of the location of Sacramento to the plot and storyline of the film. Similarly, the quote by Mary Oliver in our screenplay makes clear that the issue of identity is at the centre of the film.
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