Key Conventions of Film openings

In class we viewed various film openings from a variety of different genre's of film. Although the genre of films varied, the openings all shared in common some similar key conventions:-

Film openings give a brief idea of the Narrative/story in just the first few minutes of the film. They can do this in various ways, i.e through character introductions, dialogue and setting of the scene.

Cinematic films usually include title sequences/credits in the opening of a film. They include important names, i.e. main actors/actresses, producers, film institutions, director, film title etc. famous, well known names featured in the film will be included in the credits to entice potential viewers (fans of that particular actor/actress).

The genre of the film is introduced or given away, allowing the audience to decide whether this particular film falls under a category they would usually enjoy/dislike. An element such as the music played in the first few minutes of a film can help distinguish the genre of the film.