Conventions of an Opening Title

Expectations:

• The cast and crew
• People who have worked on the film
• The film’s name

What is the purpose in titles of a film opening?

• Gives a small introduction to the audience
• Hints at the genre of the film
• Gives credit to those who have worked on it
• Sets the scene for the film
• Foreshadow a character’s personality
• People who are within the production team
• Artistic way of setting the tone
• Acknowledge the work of the institution, case and crew on a product
• Shown at the beginning and show the most important members of the production
• Now usually shown as text superimposed on a black screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show.
• May or may not be accompanying music. Where opening titles are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is title sequence.

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