The POWER of Great Story Introductions (and how YOU can write them)

💥 In this video, let's talk about what makes for a great story introduction and my tips for writing one yourself!
🎥 Introductions are essential to setting up you story world and the characters that live in it. It's the hook that keeps us watching the movie or reading the book!
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[@pimhipwell3862]

This is amazing advice, but it kinda seems like it's for character introductions with the examples

[@NeilChaseFilm]

Thanks! I suppose it's because my brain is wired for character-driven stories. To me, the opening should be character-driven in as much as it should establish the time, place, and potential conflicts. With books, there's more time to set up the world and non-character elements, but with films, that time is precious and if you take too much, you risk losing your audience.

[@danblackfilms]

I see a lot of no budget scripts and Friends’ films that don’t understand this. “Man wakes up. Gets out of bed. Walks into hall. Puts on the kettle… He looks forlorn.” I expect they hope they are slowly building pace (which is fine if you’ve got Bruce Lee or Bruce Willis). If a “Short Film,” doesn’t grab me (interest me,, show me the genre) in 30 seconds, I fast forward and skip to the end.

[@NeilChaseFilm]

Couldn't agree more. "The hero wakes up" trope has been done to death, and the last time it worked was in John Wick - but only because it was used to brilliantly set up his story. Most times it feels like a placeholder or a lazy way to "add drama".