Show the main scene right away, before the title or opening credits. It grabs viewers from the start and sets the mood and world of the work. It is also called a "teaser."
At the start of every episode of a drama or web series, before the intro of a YouTube video, or in an ad when you show the event before the logo.
Separate generation order from edit order. Put the strongest cut from the middle of the story (an event, a question, a result) at the very front, then add the title card or logo, and then continue from the beginning. Don't ask the AI to draw the title text; add it in editing. The first scene sets the impression of the work, so spend more of your regeneration budget on this cut.
Handheld medium shot opening with no titles: a breathless delivery rider in a yellow rain jacket sprints out of a flooded subway exit at night, clutching a sealed metal case and glancing back in fear, the camera running alongside her through the rain, a cold open that starts in the middle of the action.
Breaking Bad, Episode 1 "Pilot" (2008) — A cold open that grabs viewers from the first scene and carries the whole episode (StudioBinder) · Stranger Things, Episode 1 (2016) — An opening that hints at the threat first and then introduces the main characters (StudioBinder)
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