What is a film opening?

(A film opening is shown at the very beginning of the production and usually lasts for a few minutes. It should tell the audience what genre the film is and show a dominant setting or location of where the film will be set throughout. The opening normally includes the film title, the name of the studio, the production company, the producer, the director and the starring actors (the other relevent information concerning featured actors, music, costumes etc. is shown in the end credits). The opening should include some, if not all, of the main characters and allow the audience to imagine where the plot could lead. A film opening should be informative in its purpose towards the audience, i.e. giving them a rough idea of what the film is all about and what they can expect from the production; however, the opening should also be entertaining for the audience, it should capture their full attention from the very start and keep them captivated as the film goes on. There are several different types of film openings; some consist of just text, others a recording with only music as sound, others can be a recording with only narration or a mixture of the both, depending on the genre of the film and the purpose of the producer and director.)