Danny Boyle- " announce as much ambition as possible in the opening of the film"
John schlesinger- "a good sharp shock"
J.J Beneix- "make them wait- don't give them instant gratification
Thomas Sutcliffe- "a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, but at the same time that they don't know too little"
Le Conte- setting the tone
Peter Bogdanovich- " get the audience on your wavelength"
David Finchers 'Sev7n'- in title sequence it prefigures events in the film- titles become part of the story.