Wednesday 5 January 2011

Codes and Conventions of a title sequence

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  • What are the conventions of Opening Title Sequences?
    • Details of Cast and Crew (what order?).
    • The Film's title.
    • An introduction to character or character type.
    • Indication of place.
    • Indication of Historical period.
    • Information regarding mood and tone.
    • Introduction to signature theme tune.
    • Information about genre.
    • Questions that the viewer finds intriguing.
    • Patterns and types of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film.
    • Mise en scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated upon later in the film

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