Series

The Handmaid's Tale : Opening Sequence

June (Elisabeth Moss), her husband Luke (O-T Fagbenle), and their daughter flee from opposing forces. June takes their daughter and flees on foot through the wood. Armed guards catch up to them, attack June, and kidnap their daughter.. Season 1, Episode 1

Citation

Contributor(s)

Film Language

act 1 (four-act structure), acting, beat, action, beat, emotion, beat, event, chase sequence, close-up, cut-in, depth of field, external diegetic sound, eyeline match, fade-out, following shot, full shot, handheld camera, hard cut, high angle, long shot, match cut, match on action, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, mise-en-scene, music, nondiegetic, natural lighting, natural lighting, opening sequence, overhead shot, pace, point-of-view shot, point-of-view sound, rack focus, shot/reverse shot, suspense, tracking shot, traveling shot, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African-American, Black: Mixed, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman, White: White American

"Opening Sequence" in The Handmaid's Tale. Directed by , MGM Television, 2017-04-26, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/SeriesClip.php?id=2506

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Nathan D'Agostino

Share on Facebook