Film Openings

The purpose of a film opening: the purpose is to show a good scene in order to hook the viewer into watching the rest of the film. It also shows the genre clearly and most likely show the protagonist or antagonist,

Conventions: many film openings are roughly 2 minutes long however some major blockbusters are about 5 minutes.

Set the scene: the year and the setting
Introduce the key characters: protagonist, antagonist, sidekick
introduce pre plot or beginning of the narrative. Establishes platform/ scene
key credits: production, logos, directer.
usually starts with equilibrium. a key event will occur