Film opening conventions and purpose

Most openings are around 2 to 3 minutes long but blickbuster films can have up to 5 minute long openings.

Introducing the main charachters (protagonist, antagonist, sidekick etc...

Introduce plot or beginning of the narrative

Establishing platform/Scene

Key credits such as star system, director and production company

Key event that will occur in the future

Non ddiagetic sound

The purpose of a film opening is to show action and attract the viewers attention so that it gets them intrested to in the rest of the film.Opening will also clearly state the genre of the movie and introduce protagonist/antagonist.