FIlm Openings:

Amelie; I like the montage sequence not quite at the beginning of this film, because it's visually interesting, and it also gives the audience information about the character without much of the plot being revealed too early on in the film.


I also quite like the introduction to Napoleon Dynamite, as the way the credits are shown to the audience is different, and a lot more interesting than just titles appearing across the screen.


The opening to Billy Elliot is simple and there's no narrative or dialogue at all, which is quite effective. We only see him putting on a record and then jumping around, but this gives us a good idea of what the main character is like and when/where the film is set.


The introduction to Juno is basically just her walking around in cartoon form to a song, which is interesting to what and a bit different too. There is dialogue and photographic camera work at the very beginning, but I think just having a song and images would work better for a non-professional opening.