The First Three Minutes: Seducing the Audience

Jaya Jayalakshmi

The First Three Minutes: Seducing the Audience

Jaya Jayalakshmi

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Abstract

The importance of an opening sequence in any short film is discussed, using Arranged Marriage (2003) as an example. I argue that a strong opening sequence is vital to keep interest in a film going. This is possible only if a film-maker takes maximum advantage of all the tools available to them - language, gestures, non-verbal communication, camera angles, the pace of editing, the music and sound design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Creativity in Language and Literature
Subtitle of host publication	The state of the Art
Editors	Joan Swann, Rob Pope, Ronald Carter
Place of Publication	Basingstoke
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	189-202
Number of pages	14
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780230575592, 9780230575608
Publication status	Published - 2011

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