Flashbacks in films and TV shows

I watched the beginning of 'A Brief Encounter' which includes a flashback. There is a dissolve/fade in to the flashback and the story is told by Laura ( it's supposed to all be her thoughts), and it has been cleverly done. The audience can see that what is been shown to them is what she is thinking about, and the actions match exactly what Laura is saying.
The full story comes from the flashback, which gives the audience a lot of history on the characters, and is the main part of the story ( at the present time, she is resting and thinking about everything).

I have also watched the beginning of Sex and The City: The Movie, which includes flashbacks of when all four main characters met. As the main character, Carrie tells the story of how each of the characters met one another, the audience are taken back to those times. The audience know it's a flash back due to the voice over, but also due to the change in costumes. The flashback goes back to the 80's, therefore the costumes are completely differant to the ones used in the present time.

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I have used both of these films to help me with my flashback scenes in my film 'Naomi's Choice'. I have chosen that I will put a glow on to the flashback scenes when it comes to editing my film, as this will emphasize that those sections are from the past.




In the popular TV show 'How I Met Your Mother', there many flashback scenes. In fact the whole show is a combination of many flashbacks, as the narrator is telling his story about when he was in New York, from te year 2030.

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