I've recently had a debate with one of the team we're going to film with. It was about introducing the antagonist before the protagonists, in the opening scene, at the exposition (introduction).
It's ok by me, but the other side says that antagonist is the problem, the anti-power, so it shouldn't be shown at the beginning. I gave him examples of antagonists coming at the opening scenes, but those examples were in movies based on already known franchises (comics, computer games, books or movie sequels). Basically, he said that completely new stories shouldn't reveal the antagonist at the beginning.
Who you think is right?
It's ok by me, but the other side says that antagonist is the problem, the anti-power, so it shouldn't be shown at the beginning. I gave him examples of antagonists coming at the opening scenes, but those examples were in movies based on already known franchises (comics, computer games, books or movie sequels). Basically, he said that completely new stories shouldn't reveal the antagonist at the beginning.
Who you think is right?