- Lasting 2 minutes
 - Introduce main characters
 - Establishes the main scene
 - Usually non diegetic sound
 - Key event will occur
 
Conventions of a thriller film opening
- Fast editing/cuts
 - Draw audience in
 - non diegetic music usually matches theme of the film opening
 - Tracking and Pan shots commonly used
 
The general order of titles for an opening
- Ident
 - Main Actor
 - Title (can be after the stars or at the end)
 - Other actors
 - Crew
 - Director
 
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| Timeline in order for our film 'pushers' titles | 
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| The timeline for the opening of Titanic, shows how it generally follows the order for the titles | 

Conventions used in our thriller


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