First Shot - Name the Movie

[Igor Trajkovski]

@Gregg MacPherson - no idea... :)

[Daniel Meier]

Thought this thread could use a little resurrection.

 

So I'll go ahead and post a new first shot of a movie I've recently been blown away by.

 

Edited April 27, 2017 by Daniel Meier

[David Mullen ASC]

That one with the flock and girl is from "The Duelists".

[David Mullen ASC]

The shot of the trees reminds me of the opening to "Prisoners" but I don't remember snow in that scene.

[Daniel Meier]

That's correct David. It's "Prisoners". Now it's your turn to post a frame.

[David Mullen ASC]

Opening shot from this 70's movie:

 

If that's too obscure, I will post the first shot from the first interior scene.

[David Mullen ASC]

Here's another opening shot:

 

 

Again, I can post the second shot for another clue.

[David Mullen ASC]

Another opening shot:

 

 

I'm discovering just how often the opening shot in an older movie is a duped optical...

[Mark Dunn]

Here's another opening shot:

 

 

Again, I can post the second shot for another clue.

If it's not "My Darling Clementine" we're going to need it.

Edited April 28, 2017 by Mark Dunn

[David Mullen ASC]

Correct! Here was the second (better) shot:

 

It's interesting because the first shot of cattle is sort of a B-roll image with a bad, short pan, followed by a great wide shot with nice clouds. Back then, you sometimes saw these longer lensed shots with rough pans in them, like some sort of friction head was being used.

[Satsuki Murashige]

Here's another opening shot:

 

 

Again, I can post the second shot for another clue.

'My Darling Clementine' (1946)

 

*Edit: Dagnabit, Mark beat me to it!

[David Mullen ASC]

Since there are no takers on the other two, here are the additional clues:

 

First interior scene from my first picture:

 

Second scene from my second picture:

[Gregg MacPherson]

 

 

This later frame may help.

you cheater 2.JPG

 

Hint:

- The characters and their props and the camera are all moving left in the frames I offered.

- Was put up for Best Foreign Film Oscar but didn't make the nomination.

- Not all the characters are human.

BTW the first frame I offered from this shot is on page 6.

 

Don't know if Igor is still around...

Anyway, this was a trick question...I didn't think anyone would use or expect the same film twice.

 

So yes, The Turin Horse, again. It's quite a long shot, a full magazine felt like, a lot of time for the camera to explore the explicit detail but also quite abstracted shapes and textures.

 

Sorry Igor.....

[Satsuki Murashige]

Is #1 'Fat City'?

[David Mullen ASC]

Yes! Any guess on the other movie? It's from the 1970's, had an all-star cast, and was nominated for an Oscar for its cinematography.

[David Mullen ASC]

Here's the title that fades up over that second scene, and the shot that follows:

 

 

[David Mullen ASC]

Another movie:

[David Mullen ASC]

This one would be hard even for me, and it's one of my favorite movies!

[David Mullen ASC]

One more, a little easier:

[Robin R Probyn]

Here's the title that fades up over that second scene, and the shot that follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Murder on the orient express..? Jeff Unsworth ..?

[David Mullen ASC]

Yes, I was about to post the next shot if someone didn't figure it out:

[Miguel Angel]

One more, a little easier:

 

 

Is that Legend from Ridley?

[John Holland]

David your first opening shot , is it "Targets"?

[George Ebersole]

This one would be hard even for me, and it's one of my favorite movies!

 

"Hidden Fortress" ?

[David Mullen ASC]

The shot of the freeway under construction is from "Fat City".

 

Yes, Miguel, that is from "Legend".

 

Any guess on the interior shot of the sofa? In some ways, the shot is a clue as to the title.

 

Close, George, but "Hidden Fortress" was a scope movie. Here's another shot: