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A Matter of Life and Death : Opening Sequence

The Earth in the Universe. British pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) radios in June (Kim Hunter), an American radio operator, before jumping out of a burning plane.

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30-degree rule, Technicolor, acting, ambient sound , close-up, color, diegetic sound, dissolve, dolly in, dolly out, dolly shot, establishing shot, extreme long shot, long take, makeup, matte painting, medium close-up, medium shot, music, nondiegetic, nondiegetic insert, opening sequence, pan, shot/reverse shot, side lighting, soft focus, sound lag, sound montage, special effects, superimposition, tilt, voiceover narration

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"Opening Sequence" in A Matter of Life and Death. Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, The Archers, 1946, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3185

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