Defining an opening sequence

An opening sequence is the first scene of a film and the audience decide their initial impression on the film from the opening scene, so it should:

1. Establish place and time
2. Reassure the audience by demonstrating the conventions of the chosen genre
3. Setting up audience expectations
4. Introducing and establishing characters
5. Setting up enigmas
6. Set up the initial equilibrium, to be disrupted later
7. Introduce any theme and motifs linked to the ideologies in the film

We intend to cover every one of these aspects, but will focus on introducing genre and theme.