Examples of film openings

A film opening is meant to grab the audiences attention, make the audience start thinking about the plot of the film and introduce the audience to some key characters. Usually, this is done by having some sort of mini storyline to gain the audiences interest. This is done perfectly in the film "The Dark Knight".

The genre of the film can normally be detected from a film opening, which is what I'll be trying to achieve with mine. For example, with the above you can already tell it will be a crime action/thriller film, whereas the opening of my film will let the audience know they're in for a psychological crime film.

In the above, the music helps set the tone for the genre of a crime thriller. The music is tense and also helps grab the audiences attention and build interest.

This is a very useful effect that I will definitely take into consideration. The non diagetic sound or lack of can help build tension and suspense which will help to make the opening interesting.