Opening Scene Analysis: Conclusion

After I had looked at several different opening scenes and analysed each one with the conventions they may or may not have contained, I found that the majority of conventions are normally found within an opening scene. However, if an opening scene were not to contain a particular convention this would most likely be because of the type of genre. For example diegetic sound can be used to deepen the audience's understanding on a character through conversation. But is something more commonly used within comedy films to emphasise humour, therefore this may not be found in an opening scene for a film with a horror or thriller genre.

Following on from the use of genre, I found that for the action related films I used, (Spider-man) and (Fast and Furious 7) that the more commonly found conventions were things such as upbeat non-diegetic sound, saturated lighting, a bright, vivid use of colours, quick editing pace and so on. Where as for the romance I chose (Dear John) the lighting was more mellow, with softer non-diegetic sound and a slower editing pace to reinforce the genre. However, for the Dramas I chose (The Greatest Show Man) and (Now You See Me) I noticed that they included a mixture of conventions despite their genres. For example, a lot of low level lighting is used, slow editing pace, upbeat/mysterious non-diegetic sound etc even though these particular films are not horror/thriller which is where you would normally find some of these type of conventions in. 

The conventions that came up most frequently were:
- Production company logos.
- Titles - including the names of production companies, the names of cast and crew and the title of the film. 
- Characters and their traits are in introduced. 
- The setting of the film is made clear.
- The genre is obvious. 
- Enigma is created to encourage the viewer to continue watching.