Conventions of film openings
The point of film openings is to establish the narrative, protagonist, antagonist and also to establish the settings.
At this point they show the key credits, such as main actors, director and production company.
Most of the time a key event will occur, or a key moment, to establish the genre. Non-diegetic music will also be played.
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| Key credits of production company, director and main actors. |
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| Main characters perspective, we are watching what the main character sees. |
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| Showing an individual character in a medium close up, which we can suggest is the main character. |
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More key credits, and establishes the setting, also showing the main character in a mid shot to allow the audience to see her facial expressions.
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This sets the scene and also where the action starts, we hear non-diegetic music in the background that has a rock vibe that can connote what we see in the scene.
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The opening scene to Mean Girls uses a voice over and shows clips of stereotypical home schooled children mocking them, as this is what the main character refers to. It gives knowledge to the background of the character and also gives us an idea of what will happen next, which will allow the viewer to connect and continue watching.
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