Film Openings

I have watched a number of opening sequences for films over the past weeks and the styles differ quite a lot.
In some openings it introduces characters and in others the director takes a more abstract view, for example in "Napoleon Dynamite" the opening is of different foods with peoples names written on them with mustard or ketchup.
Whereas in "17 Again" the opening is a scene between a basketball player in high school (Zac Efron) and his coach. This is a typical opening sequence as it sets the scene for the rest of the movie. Whereas in "Napoleon Dynamite" takes an alternative approach for the movie.

Coursework

For my coursework I have to film the opening two minutes of a film.

I have been looking at beginnings of films for inspiration.

I've looked at;

"Stranger Than Fiction",

"Superbad",

"Hitch",

"Pulp Fiction"

"Adventureland"

"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and

"Lost In Translation."

All of these films openings are very different. For example in "Superbad" the two main characters played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are dancing whereas in "Adventureland" the main character played by Jesse Eisenburg, is having a conversation at a party.

Both films have different opening scenes as one has no speech and one has a conversation that sets the scene for the rest of the film.