Title: film beginnings
Course: PULS - Englisch Vertiefungskurs

A feature film may start with ...

- an expository or chronological beginning (exposition/ introduction) which usually slowly introduces central characters or presents the setting (= time and place of action) and often shows an existing or beginning conflict or crisis
- an immediate or direct beginning (= scene: in medias res) which opens directly with an exciting incident and gives the necessary background information later in the film (e.g. through dialogue or flashbacks)