Opening sequences

Before half term, we looked at some opening sequences to films and agreed that the following features are typical:




1. Titles – stars and director –key creative personnel.
2. Title of the film.
3. Production and distribution company idents.
4. Introduction to the main characters.
5. Establishing shots to show you the settings / locations.
6. Some indication of the storyline that will follow.
7. Some indication of the genre of the film.
8. Sometimes, a short back story is used at the start of a film.
9. Theme tune – non-diegetic music that will usually indicate something abut the film’s genre and mood.