Documentary filmmaking tip #1
A good opening sequence is full of anticipation; it captures the interest at the outset and gives the promise of interest to follow. The conclusion is equally important and should have an air of finality and completeness. Even if the bulk of the film is unpredictable and cannot be scripted in detail in advance, art least try very hard to script the beginning and the end. Beginning s and ends don’t happen naturally, they need to be contrived.
The Technique of Documentary Film Production 1975
W.Hugh Baddeley
