After doing some more research into film openings we realised that our opening idea has too much of a plot. Film openings often establish one or two things; e.g. a character/s, setting, era, theme. For instance in the opening for This is England they just establish the time; by using news clips of 1980's events and a song from the time. The same clips help to let the audience know it's set in England. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trR4hb9PGcY.
Another opening which doesn't give too much of the plot away is Vertigo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qtDCZP4WrQ&feature=related. It establishes the theme with the use of haunting music and closeups of eyes with high key lighting. The red filter also helps to establish genre, horror, through the the colours association of blood.
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