9: What are 4 types of film openings?

Title on blank screen

• Usually a white typeface is used on a black background

• Low budget and it is a simple, uncomplicated way to include institutional information at the beginning of a film

• Is the most commonly used title sequence

Psycho had a clear and simple sequence were it was easy to see the information on the screen without any distractions but was not engaging and got boring.
In Pulp Fiction the sequence is very simplistic but it used a yellow text colour which made it  more appealing on the black background.

Title on animation

• In the late 1990's animated text became popular
• The titles became part of the moving image and are integrated together with the image
• This category requires a lot of digital technology and styled editing

In James Bond sequence the animation is vibrant and interesting and it also incorporates the themes of the movie and exited the audience.

Catch Me If You Can has it titles part of the animation and tells the theme and the basic story line. This allows the audiane to read the names that are on screen while having time to look at the animations. 

Title on still image

• Historicity title cards were developed to include hand drawn borders and other imagery
• way to incorporate that with a visual image to hint at the tone or genre of the film
• The development of titles accompanied by still images coincides with credits getting longer to incorporate more than just the name of the studio and film maker
• Development of more elaborate title sequences and recognised their contribution to the film as a whole
• Combination of different media to make the background
• Use of music and still images to accompany the credits to introduce the genre

In Kyle Coppers Wimbolden the music is synchronised to the text appearing on screen and also the crowd were turning theirs heads as the tennis ball sound effect was used.

Title on moving images

• Incorporates the credit titles with a moving image behind the titles
• Serves to other either a metaphor or narrative thread to help introduce the tone or story lines of the film

In 'Rear Window' the title sequence introduces the setting of the film and gets the audience more engaged in the movie from the start

In 'City Of God' we are introduced to the setting and characters as the chase scene turns into a stand off and the titles are small and neat and this allows for the audience to focus on the scenes and get them exited for the rest of the movie.

Titles over blank screen and titles over moving images are the two most important to look at for the coursework.

Narrative title sequence 

The titles are integrated into the moving images in some ways and begin as the film itself begins. This might be as a long establishing shot or as part of a series of establishing shots. A good example of this is 'The Shinning', there is a long establishing tracking shot of a car driving on a mountain and the music suggests that the genre of the film is horror but it dose not match what is being shown on screen. 

Discrete title sequences

Titles integrated into the moving images but it isn't entirely clear what the film's plot or story line. This kind of sequence helps to set the tone and gives clues to what could happen later in the film, were we have an 'ahh' moment when we realise the significance of the titles. This is used in the title sequence of 7even where there is a montage of various clips of someone creating a scrapbook with various materials.

Stylised title sequences

These can be a mixture of the discrete and narritive title sequences in terms of what we see but, the moving images and the title credits have been styalised to create a combined effect. In 'The Taking Of Pelham 123' the picture is in fast motion but when a character is introduces it gose into slow motion helping the audiance know who the bad guys are. There are also jumpcuts from the trains speeding by to the bad guys standing at the train platform and the titles speed in to add to the feel of the film.