Film Language Tag: opening sequence
The opening [sequence] provides a basis for what is to come and initiates us into the narrative. It raises our expectations by setting up a specific range of possible causes for what we see.
23 Film Clips
A Robot That Can Love, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Cybertronics presents the idea of a robot child that will have the capacity for love and dreaming.
Daily Preparation, Gattaca
Vincent prepares to go to work.
Dawn, 2001: A Space Odyssey
The sun rises over the earth and the moon.
Deserted Rome, Il Sorpasso
Bruno searches for a payphone in Rome, which has been emptied of inhabitants by the Ferragosto holiday.
Dinner Party, Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler demonstrates his social prowess.
Initial Spread, Contagion
Several people around the world develop serious symptoms from an unknown illness, including Beth Emhoff.
Leon's Replicant Test, Blade Runner
The police test Leon while looking for replicants at the Tyrell headquarters.
Nuclear Reactor Hack, Blackhat
A Nuclear Power Plant in China is hacked resulting in a massive meltdown.
One Little Girl, The Matrix
Trinity battles policemen and agents as she attempts to flee the Matrix
Opening Sequence, Carrie
Carrie menstruates for the first time.
Opening Sequence, Candyman
The film opens on the city of Chicago.
Opening Sequence, Minority Report
Acting on information from the Precognitives, Chief Anderton of the Precrime Program prevents the homicide of an unfaithful wife by her husband.
Opening Sequence, The Conversation
Harry tracks a couple through San Francisco's Union Square.
Opening Sequence, Psycho
Marion and Sam get dressed.
Opening Sequence, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary and Guy move into their new home.
Opening Sequence, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Flashes of a crime scene along with a police report.
Opening Sequence, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tina has her first dream about Freddy Krueger.
Post Internet, Transcendence
Max Waters reminisces about his friends Will and Evelyn Caster in a post-internet world.
S.T.T.S., Sorry to Bother You
Cassius Green interviews for a telemarketing job.
Slow Disclosure, Caché
A seemingly static image of a quiet Parisian neighborhood is revealed to be a recording.
The Temptation of Dr Antonio, Opening Sequence, Boccaccio '70
A cherubic narrator provides an overview of Roman society in the early 1960s.
This is Life?, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Magazine editor Jean-Dominique (Jean-Do) Bauby awakes from a coma to find himself suffering from locked-in syndrome in a hospital in Berck-sur-Mer, France.
Wakanda Origins, Black Panther
N'Jobu tells his son about their homeland, Wakanda. Later, N'Jobu is confronted by T'Chaka for giving information on Wakanda to arms dealer Ulysses Klaue.
8 Series Clips
Bing Wakes Up
"Fifteen Million Merits", Season 1, Episode 2
Bingham Madsen wakes up in his fully LED-screened apartment and heads to his exercise bike.
Stripe's Dream
"Men Against Fire", Season 3, Episode 5
Stripe wakes up from his dream of a beautiful woman.
The 15th
"Hated in the Nation", Season 3, Episode 6
Detective Parke testifies in front of a government committee.
Attention to the Breath
"Smithereens", Season 5, Episode 2
Chris calms himself down before picking up a passenger.
Tahani's Gift
"Tahani Al-Jamil", Season 1, Episode 3
As Chidi describes Aristotle's approach to moral character, Tahani brings Eleanor and Chidi a housewarming gift.
Let's Negotiate
"...Someone Like Me as a Member", Season 1, Episode 9
Trevor wants to take Eleanor to the Bad Place, but Michael decides to negotiate for her.
Measuring Eleanor
"What's My Motivation", Season 1, Episode 11
Tehani makes a plan to track Eleanor's moral actions before she is judged.
A New Kind of Torture
"Everything Is Great!", Season 2, Episode 1
Michael prepares for a reboot of the neighborhood.