Film openings

Film openings are used to show the audience of the film setting, introduce the main characters and stars, it reveals the genre of the film and shows briefly what its going to be about.

Most film openings will include normal/ general conventions of a film opening;

• Main charachters
• Opening credits
• Film company title
• Listing of producer and director

However some films dont use conventional openings, this is a lack of credits, establishing shot and main characters may not be introduced, thsi could be to portray a sence of mystery prehaps.

There are many types of openings, these are:

• An animated title sequence - creatvie portrait
• A narration over - nengages audience audibly aswell as visually
• A compilation of photographs - portrays themes and relationships between characters
• A Flash-forward - shows how film is concluded
• A Flash back - background information related to storyline
• A Pan of an establishing shot