The journey begins

Before any production can begin, a genre must be chosen. At first, we thought of doing a drama film opening. We later felt that others would do the same genre so we chose to go a different path and choose suspense instead.

One of the most important steps to creating a successful film opening comes from what you do before filming. Research is a key role to laying the foundation for a successful film opening. We researched the genre of suspense and have included two case studies which are down below which will offer us important information about different routes we can take in our film opening.

                            

Jason Bourne: Once again the CIA is after Jason Bourne and they will do everything in their power to accomplish their goal. The hunt begins with Heather Lee, a CIA agent, discovering a hack in the system. The hack was found out to be carried out by former CIA agent Nicky Parsons. Nicky previously helped Bourne but was now helping a man expose the CIA's Black Ops. Heather then hands the information to CIA Director Dewey. Dewey then orders the capture of Parsons in hope of finding Jason Bourne.

The Girl on the Train: Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there. Later on while Rachel is watching TV, a news report comes on and Megan is missing. Rachel becomes invested in the case because of what she saw that day. 

While these films offer different plots it also offers us a view of all the possibilities for a successful suspense film opening.