How to Write An Engaging Opening

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Look at how television has changed. If you watch repeats of 70s or 80s series, notice how long the camera remains fixed on one shot.ÂÂLong, important conversations took place, and all we’d see were two heads from the same angles.ÂÂNowadays we’re bombarded with a plethora of visual stimuli; cameras switch, sweep, zoom, and never seem to settle on one shot for more than a few seconds. Think Bourne, Bond and Taken. Directors have evolved to me...