4) How can a film opening attract an audience? (Documentary 'Watching')

A film opening can attract an audience because it grabs their attention right away. As John Schlesinger said it 'shakes the audience up and takes them in for a ride'. A film opening can also attract an audience by leaving them with many questions in their head. Also, by telling the audience what the film is about but not telling them too much. A director stated 'whats nice about a film opening, is that you can say to yourself, that you don't understand everything that is going on'. It instrut the audience and tells them how to watch the film. A film opening is for the audience to understand your wave length that this particular film is operating from. To attract an audience, you should start the film opening with an establishing shot. The opening foreshadows whats going to occur in the film and the overview of the characters.