Film openings

Film openings

Different producers use different ways to show the openings to their film. The different types of film openings are:

• Blank screen

Blank screen is most commonly used as it's mainly used in low budget films.Usually a white typeface is used on a black background to create a high contrast for the audience or provide a sense of mystery to the film. Blanl screen seems to be more music focused as it relies on heavily bombarded sounds to create a sense of the atmosphere in the film.

• Still images

Still images indicate a move past just text but also a way to incorporate text with a visual image to hint the genre of the film. requires combining different media to make the background for the title sequence. The use of music in the film opening alongside still images help to introduce the tone of the film and help hint the genre it could be.

• Moving images

Moving images incorporate the credit titles with the moving images, translating the images behind the titles, to form patterns and illusions. Typically, this type of title sequence has no dialogue and is mainly music based. It also focuses more on the image and the plot or the context rather than the credits.

• Animation/motion

Animation/motion was most common during the 1990s and it involves integrated moving pictures with the titles. It used more digital technology and stylised editing.

My favourite type of title sequence is 'Still images' because it includes hand drawn broaders. For example: Kyle Cooper's Wimbledon title sequences seems to be more creative and abstract, adding to the tone of the film.

Wimbledon title sequence - Watch the Titles