Research 3- Film Openings

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The first minute and a half of the breakfast club opening is a black screen with credits of the actors, producers, and editors, followed by a black screen quote from David Bowie. Although the visuals of the opening are bland, the audience is not bored. The music playing during the music is the theme song "Don't You Forget About Me", which is really upbeat and keeps our attention. The last few seconds of the opening's two minute cut off is a frame change with the black screen being broken like glass to reveal the high school, with  voice over announcing the current date and time the film is taking place.




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