Through researching title sequences I have found a number of trends that occur in the different types of genre. Some of them are:
- The main character or characters are usually established straight away allowing the audience to be positioned with and identify who they are istantaneously.
This is shown in the opening scene of "28 Days Later" where Jim, the main character, is established since he is the only person in the sequence walking through a deserted London.
- As well as characters being established, key ideas for the film are also established to allow the audeince to understand the key concept of the film.
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This is shown during the title sequence of "Watchmen" where the audience is introduced to the concept that superheroes have played a role in many historical events and so the audience is capable of understanding the importance of superheroes in the film.
- Often there is no dialogue and instead there is music to either add horror or tension to create an atmosphere for the rest of the film.
This is shown in "Halloween" where there is just creepy music playing adding horror from the very beginning of the film.
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Interesting that we both said the thing about no dialogue - especially in horror. I think that if we do end up doing a horror opening, which we seem to be leaning towards, then we should have very limited dialogue, and only at the end.
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