Nowadays to make your film survive you have to give it impact right from the beginning. Your film better scream out at people, grab them by the throat and force them to watch it. It has to do something so funny, so shocking or so engrossing right at the beginning or you've lost your audience because they've just switched channels. Get your audience's attention and get them on your side. Give it bite.
If it's an action movie put an action scene right up front. Make your film start like most films end - like the intro sequences to James Bond movies or the start of Indiana Jones. Classically this would probably be called a prologue - a prelude to the rest of the film.
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January release for 'Red Cliff 2'
Film News: Second installment gets release date -- The second installment of John Woo’s $80 million period epic “Red Cliff” will premiere Jan. 15 in China, the first step in a tightly coordinated Asian release campaign.
Sony premieres Blu-ray in China
Film News: Studio first to distribute format in country -- Sony Pictures is poised to become the first Hollywood studio to distribute Blu-ray DVDs in China. Move comes as pirates in China are beginning to trade in new forms of fake discs.
Warner Bros. gets 'Lucky'
Film News: Studio obtains rights to Sparks bestseller -- Warner Bros. has cut a seven-figure deal for the movie rights to "The Lucky One," the latest bestseller by Nicholas Sparks.
MGM picks up 'Vibes'
Film News: Studio aquires rights to Ryan novel -- MGM has acquired Amy Kathleen Ryan's young adult novel "Vibes" and tapped "Nancy Drew" screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen to adapt.
'Soloist' to be released April 24
Film News: Date change for DreamWorks, Paramount film -- DreamWorks and Paramount have agreed to release fact-based Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. drama "The Soloist" on April 24 instead of March 13.
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