Looking at Film Openings

We have been looking at different film openings to give us an idea of how common horror films draw people in. We watched a few minutes of the opening of The Shining, and learned that it is important that the opening of a film looks good, in order to attract a viewing audience. It must make them want to find out the rest of the plot, to carry on watching your film. It must also establish a tone to make the viewers fall into the mood of the film that they are watching - for example, if your film opening is mysterious, they should wonder what is going to happen next, if someone has died then the viewers should feel sad. This research will help us when creating our own film opening.