{"id":59413,"date":"2015-03-19T14:34:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T12:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=59413"},"modified":"2015-03-19T14:34:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T12:34:25","slug":"first-and-final-frames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=59413","title":{"rendered":"First and Final Frames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/122378469\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"First and Final Frames\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhat can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while others are vastly different&#8211;both serving a purpose in communicating various themes. Some show progress, some show decline, and some are simply impactful images used to begin and end a film. From  Jacob T. Swinney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can we learn by examining only the first and final shot of a film? This video plays the opening and closing shots of 55 films side-by-side. Some of the opening shots are strikingly similar to the final shots, while others are vastly different&#8211;both serving a purpose in communicating various themes. 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