Just like the first impression you have of someone, a film opening makes you decide if you want to finish the film or not.
Here are 2 examples of completely different film openings, yet sharing the same characteristic of a GREAT film opening which has been recognized by many.
Jaws (1975) :
The opening to a film is staggeringly essential to get right. If it's too lethargic and exhausting the watcher won't stay to try and watch the hero save the day and in the event that it doesn't give sufficient data about its tone, topics, or the overall story, the audience will be really confused by Act II. A draw is crucial. Now that the viewer is comfortable and ready to watch the film, and they're prepared to be wowed, at any rate intrigued...or at any least given motivation not to get up and do something else.
How will we make our opening different than the millions of movies out there already?
Given that they don't have the foggiest idea to what's in store, the element of surprise is crucial, so we can generally attempt to show them something they've never seen. There are such countless approaches to do this in the initial couple of moments of your film, we must introduce the main character, give data about them, establish their objectives/fears/blemishes/and so forth, as well as build up the subjects of the general story.
Obviously, you don't need to stuff the entirety of that into your film's opening, however comprehend that your crowd is expecting, and absolutely needs, some data to find out about what they are in for.
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