Opening Sequence
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Film:English Vinglish
Genre:Drama

Opening Sequence Summary.
The opening sequence of the movie consists of various graphics,typography,Logos and  characters.It starts with the logos of
Various production teams which have contributed to filming and promotion

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The scene starts with the Landscape Shot of the vicinity and titles.This helps establish and reveal  the Location to audience.Which is India

The opening initiates showing a women dresssed in an Indian attire  who wakes up from bed.Her face isnt exposed to the audience Till the very end of the sequence.It shows her preparing breakfast for her family .The sequence consists of subtle cuts and progresses

In a slower pace.It consists of low angle shots mostly,an eye level shot,a shoulder up shot.The Sound track to the opening sequence is quite melodious and peaceful and appropriately fits the whole
Sequence.

 She picks up the hindi newespaper instead of the english  these build up the fact that She cant
read English

Te. Another object highlighted in the scene is a big stack of boxes of sweets which probably would mean she cooks or has a business relating to this.

Scenes are changing we can see graphics and texts on the screen crediting movie producers,editors etc which is a convinent way to show opening credits

The costumes that are mostly present are the traditional indian attire, the props are a cup of tea,Newspaper etc .The lightning has been kept quite natural which fits the scene appropriately

The Editing and Sound.The editing has slow paced cuts with a lot of eyle level shots.The soundtracdk feels slow and subtle and fits the mood of the opening scene

The main character is revealed at the end of the opening scene .The scene is a total of
3 minutes

Then the Title of the Movie is revealed  "English Vinglish" and then in a transition some of the characters are changed into Hindi 

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                                     Opening sequencc

What is an opening scene?
A film Opening scene is a part of a film where Characters,Scenes and perhaps 
a part of the plot of the film is established for the audience.It can sometimees 
consist of just text and various graphics.Other times it can be footage and 
sometimes its both footage combined with opening Credits 

Different Types of Opening Scenes.

Landscapes: A very usual start to an opening sequence is the display of 
a cities skyline other times it can be just landscapes,Mountains,Fields etc 

Naratives:Sometimes an opening sequence starts right off from dialogues
and narration describing past events of the present happenings or of 
simply giving insights to the lives of the characters to develop a 
back story

Action scene:Most action Movies start right off  from fast paced,with
quick cuts and quickly introduces to the audicence the genre of the 
film and is best for enticing audiences to watch the film 

Title sequences and Graphics:Often a film starts with not a footage 
but graphics and title sequence animated to look more attracting\
It consists of the names of the work crew,credits to the actors,Production
team and the name of the films director. This is a much more subtle start 
and helps in show the audience whom they will be watching 

Sound tracks.These form a main feature for various Fims and helps set the
mood of the movies.Either slow,fast or dramatic