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Serenity (2005)

Serenity
Half of writing history is hiding the truth.
—Capt. Malcolm Reynolds
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The continuous appeal of Joss Whedon’s characters on the raggedy edge is on parade to begin the title sequence of Serenity, his film based on his Firefly television franchise.

Afton Grant, from the Steadicam resource site Steadishots:

An excellent single shot in a movie that, unfortunately did not get a lot of attention. This opening sequence is fantastic. The set is a large part of a spacecraft and the camera goes all through it – upstairs, down corridors, through doorways and more.

If you watch closely, slight zooms are used to close and retreat larger distances without forcing the camera operator to break into a run, or crowd the actors, or backpedal quickly.

  • Credits

SHOT DETAILS
Operator: Mark Emery Moore
Length of Shot: 02:59
Shot Elements: Long Shot, Oner, Stairs

Title Design: PIC

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Title sequence

  • Production Studio

    PIC Agency
  • Creative Directors

    Pamela B. Green
    Jarik Van Sluijs
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    live action, main title, single take
Serenity
  • Film Director

    Joss Whedon
  • Release Date

    September 30, 2005
  • Aspect Ratio

    2.35:1
  • Studio

    Universal Pictures
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

Article

  • Writer

    Alexander Ulloa
  • Published

    December 21, 2009

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