Conventions of Opening Scenes

Conventions of Opening Scenes

• The name of the film.

• Most significant cast and crew.

• Production company name/logos.

• Indication of genre - shown through the lighting/music/setting.

• Setting [Location] - usually through the use of establishing shots.

 

• Main character/s [protagonist, maybe antagonist].

• Sense of threat, danger and tension.

• Mood (eg. music and sound effects, type of shots, location).

• A narrative enigma - a sense of mystery of whats going to happen.