opening shot
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Quentin Tarantino told Variety he had a production designer track one down for an opening shot of “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” at the Chinese Theatre before he rewrote the script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
A locked-in Djokovic comfortably held serve thanks to the precision of his opening shot and accuracy of his groundstrokes, laying the platform to break Alcaraz for 3-1.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The Federation of German Industries fired the opening shot in 2019, when it ditched its China-friendly position in a report to call the country a “systemic competitor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Harris Dickinson’s feature directorial debut, “Urchin,” introduces us from a distance to its subject in its opening shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
As Jefferson saw it, the American Revolution had been merely the opening shot in a global struggle against tyranny that was destined to sweep over the world.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
